BlogWhat is Microservices Architecture?
The central idea behind microservices is that some types of applications become easier to build and maintain when they are broken down into smaller, compostable pieces which work together. Each component is continuously developed and separately maintained, and the application is then simply the sum of its constituent components. This is in contrast to a traditional, "monolithic" application which is all developed all in one piece.
Why is Microservices architecture needed?
- Competitive market and customer satisfaction.
- Availability of multiple technologies for on-demand hosting.
- Wide-spread adoption of DevOps
In this highly competitive market, with customer satisfaction taking center stage, there is a need to change parts of our system quickly. We also need to change them in a reliable way. Microservices architecture provides this reliability by dividing systems in many parts; if one part of the system breaks it won't break the entire application. Also, microservice can be changed from one technology stack to another to gain competitive edge.
Cloud hosting services using virtualization and container-based technologies makes hosting of microservices much simpler. They can also be scaled based on demand by creating multiple virtual machines or containers. Containers tend to run faster than virtual machines. Cloud platform support for containers is also growing.
There are multiple tools and technologies already being used by organizations which aid in bringing together a mature Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline. This combined with the fact that microservices are small and can be deployed independent of each other has driven many organizations to using microservices. For more information, https://www.ceymplon.lk/service/it-service/tech-consultancy
