Microservices
Quick Definition
Architecture of loosely coupled independently deployable services
Full Definition
An architecture of loosely coupled independently deployable services communicating via APIs.
Examples
API gateways, service discovery, distributed systems
Related Terms
api-gateway
service-mesh
More DevOps Terms
Containerization
Packaging apps with dependencies into isolated containers
Istio
Open platform for managing microservices with service mesh
Continuous Integration
Frequently merging code with automated verification
SRE
Applying software engineering principles to operations
Shift Left
Moving testing and security checks earlier in development
Observability
Understanding system state from external outputs