Overview The Microservices movement has caught fire in enterprise IT. Companies of all sizes are investigating how they can emulate the successes and characteristics of companies like Netflix, Amazon and Gilt. While much of the discussion around Microservices focuses on technological aspects such as containerization and automation, there is also business strategy to consider. View this…
Category: Microservices
A Microservices Primer
The technical definition is….microservices are design patterns to turn complex applications into simple, fine-grained, reusable, and interoperable processes that can be modified and deployed independently of each other. Ok, a bit heavy…so let’s translate that, using some mental visuals. Imagine you’re 30 years in the future and you have a great family home, Jetson’s style…
Implementing Microservices
I recently wrote about what microservices were, and why they are becoming so important. In this discussion, we’ll talk about implementing microservices, as well as touch on APIs and API Management – turns out they are crucial to a microservice architecture. Just a quick note – while you may see microservice and microservice architecture used…
Microservices, APIs and Innovation: The Power of APIs
Explore the role APIs play in empowering teams and enabling organizations to innovate. API Academy member Mike Amundsen shares his observations about the role APIs play in empowering teams and organizations to craft stable, cost-effective solutions for a wide range of distribution channels. In this article, part two of a three part series (you can read part…
Designing Culture for Microservices Teams
Don’t underestimate the impact of culture in your architecture Show Notes In the fifth episode of the API Academy’s podcast series, Ronnie Mitra and Mike Amundsen discuss why culture is important for application development. They also explore the challenges around designing and executing a supportive culture for microservices.
How To: Microservices in a Digital World
In this video, Lou Powell of Vanick Digital gives practical lessons on how enterprises can leverage Microservices and APIs for digital success.
How To: Product Management for Microservices
In this video, Irakli Nadareishvili of the API Academy shows how the techniques of digital product management can be effective when adopting Microservices.
How To: Fostering a Microservices Culture
In this video, Mike Amundsen of the API Academy applies theories from the worlds of computing and anthropology to define the right organizational approach to Microservices.
How To: Designing a Microservices Architecture
In this video, Ronnie Mitra of the API Academy discusses how to handle complexity and evolution in the context of Microservices Architecture.
How To: Defining Microservices
In this presentation at CA World 2016, Matt defines microservices through goals, principles, characteristics and dependencies.