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Microservices Architecture

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About

Application divided into small, independent services that communicate over the network. Each service owns its data and can be deployed independently.

+ Advantages

  • Independent scaling
  • Technology flexibility
  • Fault isolation
  • Faster deployments
  • Team autonomy

Challenges

  • Network complexity
  • Distributed data management
  • Operational overhead
  • Testing complexity

Best For

Large organizationsHigh-scale applicationsComplex domainsMultiple teams