{"id":172095,"date":"2023-10-16T05:25:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T04:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=172095"},"modified":"2023-11-10T11:29:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T10:29:44","slug":"microservices-definition-operation-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/microservices-definition-operation-benefits","title":{"rendered":"Microservices: Definition, operation, benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"172095\" class=\"elementor elementor-172095\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d45ffe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"67d45ffe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d2c76f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d2c76f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microservices architecture is an innovative approach to software development that has gained in popularity in recent years. This solution involves dividing an application into several small, simple and independent services.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb91d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bb91d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-architect-training-skills-salary-education\">But why opt for such an architecture?<\/a> In this article, find out what microservices are, their advantages and disadvantages, and how they can be implemented within an organization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e57ef2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"34e57ef2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6682bf77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6682bf77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understand how microservices work<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724610c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"724610c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microservices are a software development architecture that consists of breaking down an application into several small parts, called services.<\/p><p>Each service is autonomous and interacts with the other services to provide overall application functionality. In other words, microservices are bricks that, when assembled, form an application.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659d8689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"659d8689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Defining microservices<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74426748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74426748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Microservices<\/strong> are therefore services that can provide functionality for an application while remaining autonomous and independent.<\/p><p>They are designed to be deployable and replaceable components, which can be combined and orchestrated to create a large-scale application.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/docker-definition-and-tutorial\">Docker containers<\/a> are a perfect example of microservices architecture. They allow you to concentrate on developing modules, without having to think about dependencies. Cloud applications are now developed using this architecture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb6ea3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fb6ea3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advantages of microservices<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d28ab1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d28ab1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microservices architecture offers a number of advantages for businesses, including :<\/p><ul><li><strong>Scalability:<\/strong> microservices can be deployed and scaled independently of each other.<\/li><li><strong>Flexibility:<\/strong> each service is developed independently, making it easy to update and modify.<\/li><li><strong>Reduced downtime:<\/strong> if one of the elements encounters a problem, this will have no impact on the application&#8217;s other services.<\/li><li>Unlike monolithic architectures, the application continues to function while the fault is being resolved.<\/li><li><strong>Recycling of microservices:<\/strong> each module can be used in other applications.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64abbf0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64abbf0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition, microservices enable a better distribution of tasks between developers, who can work on specific services rather than on the whole application. This can improve code efficiency and quality.<\/p><p>Microservices can also facilitate the adoption of new technologies, as each service can be developed in a different programming language.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77948f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77948f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/microservices.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-172098\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/microservices.jpg 900w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/microservices-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/microservices-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-597d994f elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"597d994f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">All you need to know about microservices<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b06dff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b06dff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Disadvantages of microservices<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5161ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a5161ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, microservice architecture also has its drawbacks. The complexity of communication between<strong> different services<\/strong> can be a challenge, as can the management of multiple services.<\/p><p>In addition, monitoring and debugging can be more complicated. Microservices may require a more complex infrastructure to manage communications between different services. Nevertheless, the advantages of this architecture quickly make up for these few points.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2b9bbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2b9bbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example of a microservices application<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0486d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f0486d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let&#8217;s take the example of an e-commerce site. A microservices application for an e-commerce site could include services for<\/p><ul><li>user management ;<\/li><li>product management ;<\/li><li>order management<\/li><li>payment management.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a82109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40a82109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each service would be developed independently and could be scaled up or down according to demand. For example, if the order management service is in high demand during peak periods, it can be scaled up without affecting the other services.<\/p><p>Modules could be developed in a different programming language, depending on the skills of the developers and the technical requirements of the service. Finally, microservices allow greater flexibility for updates and modifications. If a service needs to be modified, it can be replaced without affecting the website&#8217;s other services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9203214 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"9203214\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ac4e2d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ac4e2d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The fundamentals of microservices<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a23fc7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a23fc7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microservices is a software development method that involves creating applications using small, independent services that<a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/api-the-path-to-seamless-integration\"> communicate with each other via APIs<\/a>. The advantages of this architecture stem from its fundamental principles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2aa824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2aa824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Modularity and module independence<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bbdc117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bbdc117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microservices should be developed as self-contained, independent modules with their own business logic. This enables easy reuse of services in other applications, and facilitates maintenance. Each <strong>microservice<\/strong> must be designed to perform a specific task, and be capable of operating independently of other services.<\/p><p>To take the example of the e-commerce site, you can have microservices for product management, order management, user management and payment management. Each microservice can be developed and deployed independently, enabling greater scalability and flexibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb711d7 elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7cb711d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Training for a Tech career<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f1c61a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34f1c61a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do microservices interact with each other?<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f959bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13f959bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microservices<strong> interact with each other via an interface, usually an API.<\/strong> The team clearly defines the interactions and contracts between the different services to ensure efficient communication. APIs are designed so that microservices can communicate seamlessly, without depending on each other.<\/p><p>Communication between microservices can be synchronous or asynchronous. In synchronous communication, the calling service waits for a response from the called service. In asynchronous communication, the calling service sends a request to the called service and continues to operate without waiting for an immediate response.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2151c896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2151c896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/microservices1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-172099\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/microservices1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/microservices1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/10\/microservices1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32748c6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32748c6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data management<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553a5ebe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"553a5ebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In principle, microservices are designed to manage their own data. This facilitates the management and maintenance of each service. <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/database-what-is-it\">Data can be stored in a database specific to each service<\/a>, or in a centralized storage service. Using a service-specific database reduces complexity and facilitates maintenance. A dedicated API is generally used to share data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d7545c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d7545c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Security and authentication<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d22c50e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d22c50e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Security is essential in a microservices architecture. Each service must be secured individually, with appropriate access controls and permissions. Authentication and authorization are also important to ensure that authorized users can access the appropriate services. These security mechanisms protect data and services from attack. Microservices are then designed to be resilient and capable of rapid recovery in the event of failure or attack.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2e0943 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"6f2e0943\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571622c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"571622c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Microservices architecture at a glance<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e378af4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e378af4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In conclusion, microservices are a software development approach that enables scalability and flexibility. By following the fundamental principles of modularity, independence, communication, data management and security, you can create robust, scalable applications. Development teams can deploy applications faster and more efficiently, focusing on specific tasks rather than complex projects and monolithic applications. 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