14/11/2020
Microservices & Apache Kafka.
What are microservices, and how do they work?
Microservices separate monolithic systems into a collection of independent, self-containing services that allow easier deployment, testing, and maintenance.
Pros and cons of microservices architecture:
Microservices have numerous benefits: being far faster and easier to build and maintain apps, autonomous teams, and avoiding the bottlenecks that come with monolithic architectures. Most importantly, microservices offer simplified, agile, flexible, and scalable development that keeps up with modern business requirements.
The problem with microservice architectures is the need for increased communication between distributed instances, and the need for microservices orchestration, new failover requirements, and resilient design patterns.
How will you, and your organization, build modern, scalable applications on microservices, yet not obscure what’s possible with a principally different and observable data flow?
Not only is a new way of thinking needed, but also a new set of tools and infrastructure.
Why Kafka is used in Microservices:
Apache Kafka® is the most popular tool for microservices because it solves many of the issues of microservices orchestration while enabling attributes that microservices aim to achieve, such as scalability, efficiency, and speed. It also facilitates inter-service communication while preserving ultra-low latency and fault tolerance.
This three-part online talk series introduces key concepts, use cases, and best practices for getting started with microservice.
1. The Data Dichotomy: Rethinking the Way We Treat Data and Services
2. Building Event-Driven Services with Apache Kafka
3. Putting the Micro into Microservices with Stateful Stream Processing
