Microservices Architecture and Development

• Basic understanding of software development and familiarity with distributed systems concepts.

The "Microservice Architecture and Development" course aims to equip participants with a comprehensive understanding of microservices, covering architectural principles, development practices, and deployment strategies essential for designing and implementing scalable, resilient, and maintainable microservice-based systems.

Additional Information:

• Delivery Format: Interactive lectures, hands-on workshops, coding exercises, and case study discussions.
• Materials: Course slides, code samples, practical labs, and supplementary resources.
• Certification: Certificate of completion awarded upon mastering microservices architecture concepts and successful assessment evaluations.

Learning Outcomes:

• Proficiency in designing, implementing, and deploying microservices architectures
• Understanding best practices for resilience, security, testing, and scalability in microservices
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and tools for building robust microservice systems

Day 1: Introduction to Microservices Architecture

1. Understanding Microservices Architecture
   • Overview of microservices architecture: characteristics, benefits, and challenges
   • Contrasting monolithic and microservices-based architectures
2. Decomposition Strategies and Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
   • Strategies for decomposing monoliths into microservices
   • Principles of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and its role in microservices
3. Service Communication and API Gateways
   • Communication patterns between microservices
   • Role of API gateways in microservices architecture
4. Hands-on Workshop: Designing Microservice Boundaries
   • Practical session: Identifying service boundaries and defining interfaces
   • Group discussions and design exercises on decomposition strategies

Day 2: Microservice Development and Deployment

1. Microservice Development Techniques
   • Language-agnostic microservice development practices
   • Implementing microservices with frameworks like Spring Boot, Node.js, etc.
2. Containerization with Docker and Orchestration with Kubernetes
   • Containerization principles using Docker for microservices
   • Kubernetes for orchestrating and managing microservice deployments
3. Ensuring Resilience and Fault Tolerance
   • Implementing resilience patterns: circuit breakers, retries, and timeouts
   • Techniques for fault tolerance in microservices
4. Lab Session: Implementing Microservices with Docker and Kubernetes
   • Hands-on exercises: Building microservices, containerizing, and orchestrating with Kubernetes

Day 3: Testing, Security, and Scalability in Microservices

1. Testing Strategies for Microservices
   • Approaches to testing microservices: unit, integration, and end-to-end testing
   • Tools and frameworks for testing microservices
2. Security Considerations in Microservices
   • Securing microservices architecture: authentication, authorization, and encryption
   • Best practices for handling security in microservices-based systems
3. Monitoring, Scalability, and Deployment Strategies
   • Monitoring microservices: metrics, logging, and tracing
   • Strategies for scaling microservices horizontally and vertically
   • Deployment strategies and CI/CD pipelines for microservices
4. Case Study and Recap
   • Case study discussions on real-world microservices implementations
   • Recap of key concepts and concluding remarks