Microservice Architecture

Table of contents

1. Preface
   1. Who Should Read This Book
   2. What’s In This Book
      1. The Outline
   3. What’s Not In This Book
   4. Conventions Used in This Book
   5. Safari® Books Online
   6. How to Contact Us
   7. Acknowledgments
2. I. Understanding Microservices
3. 1. The Microservices Way
   1. Understanding Microservices
   2. Adopting Microservices
      1. “What are microservices? Don’t I already have them?”
      2. “How could this work here?”
      3. “How would we deal with all the parts? Who is in charge?”
   3. The Microservices Way
      1. The Speed of Change
      2. The Safety of Change
      3. At Scale
      4. In Harmony
   4. Summary
4. 2. The Microservices Value Proposition
   1. Microservice Architecture Benefits
   2. Deriving Business Value
   3. Defining a Goal-Oriented, Layered Approach
      1. Modularized Microservice Architecture
      2. Cohesive Microservice Architecture
      3. Systematized Microservice Architecture
      4. Maturity Model for Microservice Architecture Goals and Benefits
   4. Applying the Goal-Oriented, Layered Approach
   5. Summary
5. II. Microservice Design Principles
6. 3. Designing Microservice Systems
   1. The Systems Approach to Microservices
      1. Service
      2. Solution
      3. Process and Tools
      4. Organization
      5. Culture
      6. Embracing Change
      7. Putting it Together: The Holistic System
      8. Standardization and Coordination
   2. A Microservices Design Process
      1. Set Optimization Goals
      2. Development Principles
      3. Sketch the System Design
      4. Implement, Observe, and Adjust
      5. The Microservices System Designer
      6. Summary
7. 4. Establishing a Foundation
   1. Goals and Principles
      1. Goals for the Microservices Way
      2. Operating Principles
   2. Platforms
      1. Shared Capabilities
      2. Local Capabilities
   3. Culture
      1. Focus on Communication
      2. Aligning Your Teams
      3. Fostering Innovation
   4. Summary
8. III. Microservices in Practice
9. 5. Service Design
   1. Microservice Boundaries
      1. Microservice Boundaries and Domain-Driven Design
      2. Bounded Context
      3. Smaller Is Better
      4. Ubiquitous Language
   2. API Design for Microservices
      1. Messsage-Oriented
      2. Hypermedia-Driven
   3. Data and Microservices
      1. Shipping, Inc.
      2. Event Sourcing
      3. System Model for Shipping, Inc.
      4. CQRS
   4. Distributed Transactions and Sagas
   5. Asynchronous Message-Passing and Microservices
   6. Dealing with Dependencies
      1. Pragmatic Mobility
   7. Summary
10. 6. System Design and Operations
    1. Independent Deployability
    2. More Servers, More Servers! My Kingdom for a Server!
    3. Docker and Microservices
    4. The Role of Service Discovery
    5. The Need for an API Gateway
       1. Security
       2. Transformation and Orchestration
       3. Routing
    6. Monitoring and Alerting
    7. Summary
11. 7. Adopting Microservices in Practice
    1. Solution Architecture Guidance
       1. How many bug fixes/features should be included in a single release?
       2. When do I know our microservice transformation is done?
    2. Organizational Guidance
       1. How do I know if my organization is ready for microservices?
    3. Culture Guidance
       1. How do I introduce change?
       2. Can I do microservices in a project-centric culture?
       3. Can I do microservices with outsourced workers?
    4. Tools and Process Guidance
       1. What kinds of tools and technology are required for microservices?
       2. What kinds of practices and processes will I need to support microservices?
       3. How do I govern a microservice system?
    5. Services Guidance
       1. Should all microservices be coded in the same programming language?
       2. What do I do about orphaned components?
    6. Summary
12. 8. Epilogue
13. A. Microservice Architecture Reading List
    1. Microservices 101
    2. Best Practices
    3. Example Implementations
    4. Foundations
14. Index