1

Introduction

• A look at upgrades in software and organization.
• Pros and cons of monolithic applications.
• Agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Continuous integration and continuous deployment processes.

2

Microservices architectures

• Defining a microservices architecture.
• Characteristics of microservices.
• The emergence of microservices architectures.
• The main players.
• Several examples from the web's biggest companies.

3

Communications in a microservices architecture

• Choosing the collaboration style: REST request/reply vs Publish-Subscribe Messaging.
• Basic principles and refreshers on HTTP.
• Implementing REST services with Java.
• The principle of HATEOAS.
• Documenting a REST service with Swagger.
• Testing a REST service.

4

Developing a microservice in Java

• Overview of "all-in-one" Java frameworks.
• Comparison of SpringBoot and Dropwizard.
• Developing an application with Dropwizard or SpringBoot.
• Packaging a production-ready application.

5

Executing a micrcoservice using containers

• Overview of Docker.
• How containers work with Docker.
• Designing custom images.
• Configuring and starting containers.

6

Deploying a microservices architecture

• Deployment optimization techniques.
• Implementing a multi-container application with Docker Compose.
• Infrastructure solutions for microservices (Kubernetes, Mesos, Swarm).
• Cloud solutions (Cloud Foundry, Heroku).

7

Administration and monitoring

• Centralizing logs.
• Monitoring microservices.
• Metrics and Health Check.