Understanding Microservices
Mohamad's interest is in Programming (Mobile, Web, Database and Machine Learning). He is studying at the Center For Artificial Intelligence Technology (CAIT), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
Definition and Characteristics:
Microservices are a style of software architecture that involves developing applications as a collection of small, autonomous services, each running in its own process and communicating with lightweight mechanisms, often HTTP resource APIs.
Characteristics:
Decentralized Data Management: Each microservice can manage its own database.
Componentization via Services: Each service is a separate component, independently deployable and scalable.
Organized around Business Capabilities: Each service corresponds to a specific business function.
Resilience and Fault Tolerance: Failure of one service does not affect the entire system.
Benefits and Challenges:
Benefits:
Improved scalability and flexibility.
Independent deployment, allowing faster release cycles.
Enhanced fault isolation.
Challenges:
Increased complexity in managing distributed systems.
Network latency and security concerns.
Requires sophisticated monitoring and logging.
Microservices vs. Monolithic Architecture:
Monolithic Architecture: A single unified unit; easier to develop initially but harder to scale and maintain.
Microservices Architecture: Composed of multiple services; more complex but allows for greater scalability and easier maintenance.