What is Microservices Architecture?
In a traditional application, the code for all the services is centrally located in a single bundle on the same host. In Microservices Architecture the code is distributed between various services and maybe on multiple host machines. Docker and Kubernetes help to decentralize the services on the containers. Service isolation ensures security when Microservices Architecture is configured.
10 Key Advantages of Microservices Architecture
- Fault-tolerant
- Cross-language Compatibility
- Compatible with Docker and Kubernetes
- Compatible with Cloud Technologies like Amazon Web Services
- Microservices Architecture is Easy to understand
- Selective Scaling
- Microservices Architecture Easy to deploy using DevOps tools
- Easy to Optimize teams as per services
- Isolation of Services in Microservices Architecture
- High Operational Speed
1. Fault-tolerant
All the other services will keep running fine in case anyone service failed. Docker Swarm or Kubernetes orchestration configures the clustering of containers. As a result, we can achieve high uptime and Fault tolerance.
2. Cross-language Compatibility
In many cases, the performance of the service depends on the language also, such as the execution speed of the code and so on. In the case of Microservices, we can write our services in a different language and can configure the application. So the speed of the application increases. Because of Cross-language compatibility, we can use the feature which is best suitable for our service without worrying about the rest of the application.
3. Compatible with Docker and Kubernetes
Docker and Kubernetes offer the orchestration of the containers to achieve High availability and scalability. Docker and Kubernetes also offer load balancing between different hosts. These features we can use in the Microservice architecture.
4. Compatible with Cloud Technologies like Amazon Web Services
Nowadays, Self-managed services offered by Cloud providers such as Elastic Container Services. To achieve Fault tolerance, high availability and load balance. Other cloud providers like Google Cloud and Azure also provide solutions for orchestration.
5. Microservices Architecture is Easy to understand
Due to the decentralization of the services the Microservices are easy to understand. In case of failure, the developer can easily identify the faulty service that can troubleshoot the issue in time. This can save time and affords of the Developer and increase productivity.
6. Selective Scaling
Possible Scaling of specific services that are frequently used and required high compute resources. This will help us to manage our Server resources as per requirements.
7. Microservices Architecture Easy to deploy using DevOps tools
Because of decentralized nature, the need for deployment of whole application get reduces and only those services needs to be deployed using DevOps tools which have changed.
This will also save the affords and time Also, it only impacts the particular service which newly deployed.
8. Easy to Optimize teams as per services
It becomes very easy to allocate the teams as per the platforms when the service function independently. The team which is efficient in the particular platform can work on a piece of service without hampering other running services and the quality of service enhanced.
9. Isolation of Services in Microservices Architecture
Isolation help when one of the functionality gets compromised. The impact of the incident will be limited to the affected service. the whole application is secured. This will enhance security.
10. High Operational Speed
Only requested functionality works in Microservices. Whole code executed in case of a traditional application. This will increase the speed of the operations and the quality of functionality served by the service. This will increase the speed of the operations and the quality of functionality served by the service.
