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Microservices

June 27, 2022 | 4 MIN READ

What are Microservices?

Microservices architecture is a flexible and scalable approach to software programming, with individual services able to be deployed independently of one another. It is the counterpoint to traditional monolithic architecture,…

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March 10, 2022 | 4 MIN READ

Microservices Monitoring and Distributed Tracing Tools

Monitoring and distributed tracing enable observability of your production system and contribute to the feedback loop for a more efficient and effective development process. Monitoring Microservices Monitoring the health of…

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March 10, 2022 | 4 MIN READ

Understanding Microservices Authentication Services

The distributed setup of a microservice application not only increases the potential attack surface of your application but also adds a new layer of complexity to authentication, authorization and session…

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March 9, 2022 | 10 MIN READ

Using Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment with Microservices

Faster, independent deployments are one of the key benefits microservices claim to offer, but how do you make them deliver on their promise? What is Continuous Integration? Microservices architectures offer…

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March 9, 2022 | 12 MIN READ

A Strategy to Testing Microservices

With microservices architectures being adopted more and more widely, organizations need to adapt their testing strategy in order to capitalize on the advantages of a loosely coupled system. The shift…

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March 9, 2022 | 4 MIN READ

What is Service Discovery in Microservices?

In a microservices-based application, the back-end environment changes dynamically. In order to keep pace, clients need a way to identify the available service instances. This is where service discovery comes…

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March 9, 2022 | 3 MIN READ

Microservices Orchestration

What are Service Orchestration Tools? Think of your Microservices like musical instruments: each one excels at a certain purpose, but it takes arrangement, timing and detailed coordination for them to…

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March 9, 2022 | 7 MIN READ

Microservices Architectures

Microservices contain great potential for most any organization — but transitioning from a monolithic architecture to a microservices one is rarely a clear-cut process. Depending on the size and complexity…

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March 9, 2022 | 4 MIN READ

Monolith vs. Microservices

A microservices architecture addresses challenges by breaking the application down into smaller components or services. Less than 10 years after the term was first coined, microservices architectures are becoming increasingly…

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