Skip to content
cognixia-logo-white-text
  • Contact
  • Profile
  • Approach
  • Companies

    Cognixia Approach Uncover skill gaps in your human capital, acquire agile training solutions, and plot your roadmap to a future-proofed workforce. Get Started Workforce Transformation Enterprise digital empowerment starts with a digitally-enabled workforce. Discover how Cognixia can deliver the right mix of skills to your talent. Transform Now Hire Skilled Talent Transform your talent acquisition…


    Know More
    Quick Link
    CompaniesCompanies
    Companies
    • Workforce Transformation

      Upskill your existing workforce with our digital training solutions Hire digitally native talent to solve your? digital needs Rewire by Cognixia Full team of industry veterans as trainers Customized training solutions to suit the needs of companies 24/7 support for learners anywhere in the world Course completion certification A globally-recognized certificate after course completion. Hands-on…


      Know More
      Quick Link
      Workforce TransformationWorkforce Transformation
      Workforce Transformation
    • Hire Skilled Talent

      Hire digitally native talent to solve your digital needs Skills Attitude Assessments Mindset Assessments Location Based To know more about JUMP Contact Us


      Know More
      Quick Link
      Hire Skilled TalentHire Skilled Talent
      Hire Skilled Talent
  • Individuals

    Upgrade Your Digital Skills Specialize your talents, learn new skills and stay indispensable to your organization with Cognixia’s upskilling programs. Learn More   ❱ Get Hired Fast-track your path to career growth with thousands of fresh opportunities and find the job you’ve always dreamed of. Learn More   ❱


    Know More
    Quick Link
    IndividualsIndividuals
    Individuals
    • Upgrade Your Digital Skills

      Enhance your digital skillset with our robust course offering Direct mentorship with experienced instructors Classroom, virtual, self-paced and hybrid learning modes Lifetime access to all training materials To know more on what course you should pick Contact Us


      Know More
      Quick Link
      Upgrade Your Digital SkillsUpgrade Your Digital Skills
      Upgrade Your Digital Skills
    • Get Hired

      Apply today to launch your digital career Apply Get Trained Location Based To know more about JUMP Contact Us


      Know More
      Quick Link
      Get HiredGet Hired
      Get Hired
  • Courses

    Dive into the latest technology frameworks and business paradigms to build a future-proofed career


    Know More
    Quick Link
    CoursesCourses
    Courses
    • Industry

      • Global Aviation
      • Global Automobile
      • Global BFSI
      • Global E-commerce
      • Global Food-tech
      • Global Healthcare
      • Global Media and Entertainment
      • Global Oil and Gas
      • Global Pharmaceutical
      • Global Telecommunication

      Know More
      Quick Link
      IndustryIndustry
      Industry
    • Application Development

      • Python v3.7
      • Self-Paced Python Developer Training
      • Self-Paced Java Programming Training

      Know More
      Quick Link
      Python v3.7Python v3.7
      Application Development
    • Big Data and Analytics

      • CouchDB
      • Self-Paced Analytics with R
      • Self-Paced Big Data Hadoop Administrator Training
      • Self-Paced Big Data Hadoop Developer Training

      Know More
      Quick Link
      Cassandra DeveloperCassandra Developer
      Big Data and Analytics
    • Business Intelligence

      • QlikView
      • Microstrategy

      Know More
      Quick Link
      MicrostrategyMicrostrategy
      Business Intelligence
    • Cloud and DevOps

      • Cloud Development Professional Training
      • Advanced Ansible Training
      • DevOps Training
      • Advanced DevOps Training
      • GCP- Google Cloud Platform
      • DevOps Plus Training
      • Cloud Computing with AWS Training

      Know More
      Quick Link
      DevOps Plus TrainingDevOps Plus Training
      Cloud and DevOps
    • Cyber Security

      • Cyber Crime and Cyber Security Training
      • Self-Paced Linux Administration Training

      Know More
      Quick Link
      Cyber Crime and Cyber Security TrainingCyber Crime and Cyber Security Training
      Cyber Security
    • Development

      • Docker and Kubernetes Bootcamp
      • FULL Stack (MEAN) Developer Training
      • Google Certified Android App Development Training
      • Blockchain Training
      • Apache Spark & Scala Training
      • Big Data Hadoop Administrator Training
      • Big Data Hadoop Developer Training

      Know More
      Quick Link
      Docker and Kubernetes TrainingDocker and Kubernetes Training
      Development
    • Internet of Things

      • Internet of Things Security Expert Training
      • IoT Analytics Training
      • Internet of Things (IoT) with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      • IoT Security Training
      • Self-Paced Internet of Things
      • Azure IoT

      Know More
      Quick Link
      Internet of Things (IoT) TrainingInternet of Things (IoT) Training
      Internet of Things
    • ITIL® and IT Service Management

      • ITIL® 4 Awareness
      • ITIL® Service Operations
      • ITIL® Foundation (v3, 2011)
      • ITIL® 4 Foundation
      • ITIL® Service Design

      Know More
      Quick Link
      ITIL® 4 FoundationITIL® 4 Foundation
      ITIL® and IT Service Management
    • Java/J2EE

      • Web Services
      • Spring Cloud
      • Node.js
      • Angular.JS
      • Spring Boot

      Know More
      Quick Link
      Spring BootSpring Boot
      Java/J2EE
    • Machine Learning and Analytics

      • Tableau Training
      • Machine Learning, AI, & Deep Learning Training
      • Machine Learning with Python and R
      • Advanced Machine Learning with Deep Learning Training
      • Machine Learning with Python Training

      Know More
      Quick Link
      Machine Learning with Python TrainingMachine Learning with Python Training
      Machine Learning and Analytics
    • Management

      • PMP Training
      • Certified Scrum Master Training
      • Six Sigma Black Belt Training
      • Six Sigma Green Belt Training

      Know More
      Quick Link
      PMP TrainingPMP Training
      Management
    • Microsoft Technologies

      • AZ-300: Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies
      • AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
      • AZ-103: Microsoft Azure Administrator
      • AZ-101: Microsoft Azure Integration & Security
      • AZ-100: Microsoft Azure Infrastructure & Deployment

      Know More
      Quick Link
      AZ-104: Microsoft Azure AdministratorAZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
      Microsoft Technologies
    • Mobile

      • Self Paced Android App Development

      Know More
      Quick Link
      React NativeReact Native
      Mobile
    • Web Technologies

      • React.js
      • Knockout.js
      • JavaScript & Ajax
      • HTML5 AND CSS3
      • Ember.JS
      • Backbone.js

      Know More
      Quick Link
      HTML5 AND CSS3HTML5 AND CSS3
      Web Technologies
  • Events


    Know More
    Quick Link
    EventsEvents
    Events
    • Master Class


      Know More
      Quick Link
      Master ClassMaster Class
      Master Class
    • Webinars


      Know More
      Quick Link
      WebinarsWebinars
      Webinars
    • Workshops


      Know More
      Quick Link
      WorkshopsWorkshops
      Workshops
  • Resources


    Know More
    Quick Link
    ResourcesResources
    Resources
    • Blog


      Know More
      Quick Link
      BlogBlog
      Blog
    • Tech News


      Know More
      Quick Link
      Tech NewsTech News
      Tech News
  • About

    Mission To bring about a shift in the mindsets of people and enterprises through future-proofed, digitally-ready talent solutions. We shape the future by grooming the next generation of disruptors, innovators and leaders and aim to bridge the global supply/demand gap in the number of digital-ready professionals who are skilled in the technologies of tomorrow.


    Know More
    Quick Link
    AboutAbout
    About
    • Awards

      Cognixia creates some of the most comprehensive and relevant online learning experiences for professionals in nearly every field imaginable. And we’re proud to be recognized for the passion and dedication that we bring to thousands of lives.


      Know More
      Quick Link
      AwardsAwards
      Awards
    • Careers

      Apply for a dream career at Cognixia. Join our global team of thought leaders and educators as we transform people and companies. Think you could add something we have missed? Why not submit your CV and a covering letter?


      Know More
      Quick Link
      CareersCareers
      Careers
    • Our Culture

      Disciplined in performance Responsive in approach Passionate to achieve Competitive to succeed Industrious from start to finish


      Know More
      Quick Link
      Our CultureOur Culture
      Our Culture
    • Locations


      Know More
      Quick Link
      LocationsLocations
      Locations
    • Referrals

      Success tastes best when shared. Tell us about a friend, colleague or a family member, who might be interested in pursuing a career in digital technologies or transforming their workforce.


      Know More
      Quick Link
      ReferralsReferrals
      Referrals
  • Contact
  • Cart
  • Profile
banner

What are Microservices?

HomeResourcesBlogWhat are Microservices?
December 29, 2020 | Emerging Technologies, Technology
Read Time: 07:00

Back in 2005, when Peter Rodgers, the architect of NetKernel and Father of Resource-Oriented Computing, was presenting at the Web Services Edge Conference, he is credited to have first introduced the term ‘Micro Web Services’, while making a point for REST services and putting forth the idea of ‘Software as Micro-Web-Services’. With a background of doing intensive work in Hewlett Packard Lab’s Dexter Research Project, Peter Rodgers has been actively involved in researching how large-scale complex software can be made robust to change and making the code less brittle in nature, with a key focus on resource-oriented computing.

And this is likely to be where the story of microservices or microservices architecture started.

Microservices.io defines microservices as an architectural style that structures an application as a collection of services that are highly maintainable & testable, loosely coupled, independently deployable, organized around business capabilities, and owned by a small team. With microservices, one can carry out rapid, frequent, and reliable delivery of complex, large-scale software. Microservices also empowers an organization to evolve its technology stack.

The essence of microservices is that monolithic statues can be historical landmarks, but monolithic applications can’t. Monstrous monolithic applications can be extremely hard and super slow to manage, change, grow, and update.

Simply put, “Microservices are an architectural approach to building applications”, says Red Hat. With microservices one team’s work will not break the entire app, and new components can be built for the app much faster to meet the changing business needs.

Why do we need microservices?

Microservices architecture breaks an app down to its core functions. This is also the primary reason that sets microservices apart from monolithic architecture. Each core function is regarded as a service and is built & deployed independently. So, even if one service is adversely impacted, the other services can still remain up & running, unaffected. This makes it a crucial part of the technology-side of DevOps, while making the implementation of a CI/CD pipeline more seamless. Microservices enable faster development across multiple environments, which is why they are critical to cloud-native application delivery.

Monolithic vs. Microservices Architecture

Here’s a quick comparison between monolithic architecture and microservices architecture:

Microservices

It’s the holiday season, so let us explain this with a festive example. Suppose you go to your favorite bakery to buy some of your favorite plum cake. Unfortunately, the supplier who used to provide this bakery with an indispensable ingredient for the plum cake has had an incident at his end due to which he has been unable to supply the ingredient to the bakery. Now, the bakery has been working to arrange an alternate supplier, but it does throw the costing, pricing, and production plans of the plum cake to chaos for the time-being till the solution can be found. However, the bakery still has other holiday-special products available – hot chocolate bombs, gingerbread cookies, yule logs, coffee cakes, etc. because they have diversified their supplier base. So, the bakery is still up and running, while it is working to find a solution of how to begin plum cake production as soon as possible. Once the supply issue is sorted, plum cakes will be up on the shelves. But their absence does not affect the overall functioning of the bakery, except affecting a certain aspect or function of it. It would leave the customers a little disappointed, but while the other fare is still available, chances are the customer experience wouldn’t be all that negative either. This is possible because the bakery did not depend on a single supplier for everything and has divided itself into separate services. Due to this, breakdown in one service does not affect the overall functioning of all the other services. Also, a new service can be added without affecting the overall functioning of the application, or the bakery in this case. This is the entire logic behind containers and microservices.

Did this sound like something familiar?

Of course it did!

Because microservices architecture is quite similar to service-oriented architecture or SOA which is a well-established way of designing software.

Microservices vs. Service-Oriented Architecture

Service-oriented architecture structures the application into discrete, re-usable services. The services are organized based on specific business processes and need to follow a fixed communication protocol, such as SOAP, ActiveMQ, or maybe Apache Thrift. These services can communicate with each other through an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB). Together, these services then form an application, integrated using the ESB.

The SOA does overcome the major limitation of monolithic architecture, but it creates a new bigger limitation – the ESB. If the ESB fails, the whole application still fails. So, instead of offering a host of opportunities, the SOA holds the potential to become quite a major bottleneck for the enterprise, thanks to the Enterprise Service Bus.

This does not happen when you use the microservices architecture. With microservices, the communication between the services happens almost statelessly. This results in applications being more fault-tolerant, and it overcomes the limitation of the ESB.

So, in a way it could be said that microservices is not such a new concept, considering a form of it was already present in the service-oriented architecture. With the advancement in containerization technologies, microservices architecture became even more viable and popular.

What are the benefits of using microservices architecture?

Here are some of the top benefits of using microservices architecture for developing applications:

  • Shorter time-to-market: Microservices enables shorter development cycles, supporting more agile development, and faster rollout of updates
  • Better scalability: With growing demand, microservices can step up, and enable deployment across multiple servers and multiple infrastructures.
  • Better resilience: When used effectively, the independent services in the architecture do not affect one another. So, if one service fails, the whole application will still stand strong. This wouldn’t be the case if you use monolithic architecture.
  • Ease of deployment: Apps built using microservices architecture are modular and smaller. Provided you have a proper service mesh layer in place, coordinating between different components and layers wouldn’t be a problem at all. And the deployment will go as smooth as butter.
  • Better accessibility for developers: With microservices, the application is not one monstrous mess, but a mix of smarter, smaller, easy to understand pieces. This makes it much easier for developers to access, update, and work on the different pieces of the application. This also makes processes more efficient and quicker. And when you are using an agile development model, nothing helps more than quicker, more efficient processes.
  • More freedom: Microservices architectures use Polyglot APIs. This in turn gives developers the freedom to choose the best language and technology for the functions at hand. More freedom to developers results in a better final product.

How can you learn microservices architecture?

If you are looking for the best microservices training, you have come to the right place.

Cognixia – the world’s leading digital talent transformation company offers the best-in-class Spring Boot and Microservices Boot Camp that can help you learn how to build fault-tolerant, resilient, cloud-native applications using Spring Boot and microservices architecture. This microservices training is an intensive hands-on boot camp delivered by some of the best most experienced microservices trainers in the world. This is perfect course to get certified in microservices and Spring Boot, as it covers:

  • Developing enterprise applications using microservices architecture
  • Building and deploying cloud-based, scalable, and fault-tolerant applications
  • Containerizing applications using Docker
  • Deploying Spring Boot applications to AWS cloud

If you wish to advance your career in microservices, enrolling for the best microservices training and getting certified is the way to go. With this microservices certification course, you also get lifetime access to all the learning material and video sessions via our LMS. At the end of the course, you get an internationally recognized Microservices Certificate from Cognixia.

So, what are you waiting for? Visit here to know more now!

  • Share
  • LinkedIn
  • FaceBook
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • RSS

Post navigation

〈 ITIL v3 begins retiring in 2021, what’s next?
Why was Python the top searched programming language on Google in 2020? 〉
  • Share
  • LinkedIn
  • FaceBook
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • RSS

Related Courses

Leading SAFe® 5.1 Training  (SAFe® Agilist Certification)
Leading SAFe® 5.1 Training (SAFe® Agilist Certification)
Professional Scrum Master – Level II
Professional Scrum Master – Level II
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Machine Learning & Deep Learning
Machine Learning & Deep Learning

Recent Posts

What is the role of the P3O model in project management?
What is the role of the P3O model in project management?
What can ChatGPT NOT do?
What can ChatGPT NOT do?
Digital Transformation is more than just an IT decision
Digital Transformation is more than just an IT decision
What is Zero-Copy Integration for Enterprise APIs?
What is Zero-Copy Integration for Enterprise APIs?

Get future Insights

Subscribe to our newsletter for updates on our latest opportunities, courses and events.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

4th Floor, Collabera House,
Gotri, Sevasi Road, Vadodara,
Gujarat, 390021
+91-7227048672
  • LinkedIn
  • FaceBook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
Courses
  • Cloud and DevOps
  • Internet of Things
  • Development
  • Management
  • Mobile
Companies
  • Workforce Transformation
  • Hire Skilled Talent

Individuals
  • Upgrade Your Digital Skills
  • Get Hired
Resources
  • Blog
  • Tech News

About

  • About
  • Awards
  • Referrals
  • Careers
  • Locations

Support

  • Contact
  • Site Map

  • United States
  • Global
  • Refund Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2023 Cognixia. All rights reserved
×
banner

Cognixia Special Offer