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Microservices Glossary

Marcus Schiesser, 
In this post, we’ve gathered many of the common (and some not so common!) terms, patterns and products developers and operators reference when describing various aspects of a modern microservices architecture. In this post, we’ll look at architecture and components, operational patterns and techniques, and finally, products and projects.…

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2018 in Review: The Biggest Developments around Microservices, API Gateways, Kubernetes and Service Mesh

2018 in Review: The Biggest Developments around Microservices, API Gateways, Kubernetes and Service Mesh

2018 was an exciting year for both, open source developers and vendors in the microservices and API space. In this post, we’ll recap the major developments and product announcements, plus make a few predictions for 2019....
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Should I Use a Service Mesh?

This post is the second of a two-part series on the benefits of service meshes. In part one we covered what a service mesh is, how it works and the benefits it provides. In this post we’ll explore why, where and when to use one and what lies beyond....
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What is a Service Mesh?

This post is the first of a two-part series on the benefits of service meshes. In this post, we cover what a service mesh is, how it works and the benefits it provides. In part two we’ll explore why, where and when to use one and what lies beyond....

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Microservices Glossary

In this post, we’ve gathered many of the common (and some not so common!) terms, patterns and products developers and operators reference when describing various aspects of a modern microservices architecture. In this post, we’ll look at architecture and components, operational patterns and techniques, and finally, products and projects....
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What is an API Gateway?

An API Gateway is a reverse proxy that exposes microservices as APIs. As the name implies, it acts as a “gatekeeper” between clients and microservices, dealing with what is often called “north-south” traffic. Typical features of an API Gateway include the ability to authenticate requests, enforce security policies, load balance between backend services and throttle them if necessary....
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The Kubernetes Service Mesh: A Brief Introduction to Istio

In this blog we explore what the Istio service mesh is, its architecture, when and where to use it, plus some criticisms of the platform....
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2018 in Review: The Biggest Developments around Microservices, API Gateways, Kubernetes and Service Mesh

2018 was an exciting year for both, open source developers and vendors in the microservices and API space. In this post, we’ll recap the major developments and product announcements, plus make a few predictions for 2019....
2018 in Review: The Biggest Developments around Microservices, API Gateways, Kubernetes and Service Mesh

Should I Use a Service Mesh?

This post is the second of a two-part series on the benefits of service meshes. In part one we covered what a service mesh is, how it works and the benefits it provides. In this post we’ll explore why, where and when to use one and what lies beyond....
Air traffic over Great Britain

What is a Service Mesh?

This post is the first of a two-part series on the benefits of service meshes. In this post, we cover what a service mesh is, how it works and the benefits it provides. In part two we’ll explore why, where and when to use one and what lies beyond....
Airport ground markings for reliable routing of planes

Dealing with the ‘Gotchas’ When Deploying Microservices

It can be said that microservices have created a great disturbance in the force when it comes to building apps and the monolithic 3-tier development architecture that we’ve known so well for many years....
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Glasnostic, or How to Operate a Service Landscape

My how the world has changed. As a former “PaaS guy” — I was the technical founder of a company that became Red Hat OpenShift — I...
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