Tag Archives: Microservices

With the rise of microservice architecture in the past couple of years, many developers find themselves wondering if it’s right for them. There are two frequently asked questions I’ve seen concerning microservices: Should I switch to utilizing microservices? When and how should I switch to microservices? Should You Switch? The focal point of whether to change your architecture can often ...

For all the buzz about microservices and API gateways, finding specifics can prove surprisingly difficult. I am reminded of the cartoon by Sidney Harris where the first step of a complex mathematical formula is presented, then a miracle occurs, and the sudden appearance of the glorious solution prompts an observer to comment that perhaps we should be more explicit in ...

In the first part (part I) we introduced a strategy to bring microservices to our architecture without disrupting the current request flows and business value by looking at a concrete example. In the second part, we started looking at accompanying technology that aligns with our architectural strategy and goals. In this third part, we continue the solution from part II ...

Let’s dive right in! In the previous post (part I) we set up the context for this blog. Basically, as we introduce a strategy to bring microservices to our architecture, we cannot and should not disrupt the current request flows. Our “monolith” applications typically provide a lot of value for the business and we must drive down the risk of ...

Quick interlude to my last blog. As part of my last blog on low-risk monolith to microservice architecture, I made this statement about microservices and not doing them: “Microservices architecture is not appropriate all the time”. I’ve had some interesting reactions. Some of it along the lines of “how dare you”. I also poked at that a bit on twitter ...

As part of a two-day microservices workshop I’m putting together, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to explain monolith-application decomposition and what a transition to microservices might look like. This is a small subset of that material, but I want to share with you to get feedback (in the workshop we go into more detail about whether you should ...

Optimising Enterprise Java for Microservice Architecture The Eclipse MicroProfile initiative was launched at JavaOne 2016, the brainchild of server vendors and Java user groups, in order to address the shortcomings in the Enterprise Java microservices space. The pace of Java EE releases slowed to a point where it was unable to meet the challenges of the rapidly advancing microservice trend. ...

In my previous Microservice Tutorial , I have shown How We can use Hystrix as a circuit Breaker and how to give our service a breathing room to recover itself. In this tutorial, we will take a deep dive into Hystrix architecture and we will eventually get to know How it manages resiliency in a complex system. Let assume there ...

This blog is part of a series looking deeper at Envoy Proxy and Istio.io and how it enables a more elegant way to connect and manage microservices. Follow me @christianposta to stay up with these blog post releases. What is Envoy Proxy, how does it work? How to implement some of the basic patterns with Envoy Proxy? How Istio Mesh ...