Deploying Microservices

The expert advice and news on deploying microservices provided in this resource center keeps SysOps and IT operations pros informed about how microservices evolved, production requirements and products to manage microservices.

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Deploying Microservices News

May 21, 2020 21 May'20
Linux kernel utility could solve Kubernetes networking woes

Linux kernel utility eBPF gets new life as a more effective means to scale Kubernetes networking than native Kubernetes tools, and in some cases, service mesh.
May 20, 2020 20 May'20
Fintech firms prove IT compliance via security automation

Security automation tools proved useful for two highly regulated fintech firms, that use them to protect cloud-native infrastructure and demonstrate their security to auditors.
May 07, 2020 07 May'20
VMware Tanzu beta project melds Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes

VMware Tanzu Application Service for Kubernetes, now in public beta, intrigues PKS users by combining Kubernetes infrastructure components behind a Cloud Foundry developer interface.
April 27, 2020 27 Apr'20
IT compliance-as-code tool makes Kubernetes security inroads

Open Policy Agent has turned heads among IT shops for Kubernetes compliance as code, and its commercial backer looks to capitalize on that momentum with new enterprise features.

Deploying Microservices Get Started

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Docker

Docker is an open source software platform to create, deploy and manage virtualized application containers on a common operating system (OS), with an ecosystem of allied tools. Continue Reading
What are containers (container-based virtualization or containerization)?

Containers are a type of software that can virtually package and isolate applications for deployment. Continue Reading
Break monoliths into microservices with 3 steps

To decompose a monolith into microservices, you could take the application offline or halt all updates and rewrite everything. Or you could follow this practical approach. Continue Reading

Evaluate Deploying Microservices Vendors & Products

Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.

Compare GitOps vs. DevOps for modern app deployments

Despite some overlap, GitOps and DevOps differ in several important ways, especially as organizations embrace containers and application componentization. Continue Reading
Pros and cons of monolithic vs. microservices architecture

Developers interested in shifting to microservices should seriously consider whether a monolithic approach may be the smarter choice. Here are the key factors to consider. Continue Reading
Advantages of monolithic architecture that prove it isn't dead

Don't rush to break up a monolith too quickly without considering what you might lose in the process. We examine why a monolithic architecture is sometimes the smarter choice. Continue Reading

Manage Deploying Microservices

Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.

Best practices for threat modeling service mesh, microservices

In microservices and service mesh environments, communications don't follow static paths. As such, security teams must update their application threat modeling methods. Continue Reading
Scaling microservices takes conceptual skills and good tooling

Independent scalability is a major benefit of microservices, and simultaneously a complex and challenging thing to implement. Scale microservices with a focus on users' priorities. Continue Reading
Convert a VM to a Docker image for speed and convenience

In this excerpt from Chapter 3 of 'Docker in Practice, Second Edition,' authors Ian Miell and Aidan Hobson Sayers discuss how and why to use Docker as a lightweight VM. Continue Reading

Problem Solve Deploying Microservices Issues

We’ve gathered up expert advice and tips from professionals like you so that the answers you need are always available.

Improve microservices management in operations with 5 tips

Distributed applications are the future of IT, thanks to their scalability and flexibility, but growth means growing pains. Tackle microservices issues with this expert advice. Continue Reading
Is read-only mode a viable approach to container hardening?

Can containers work in read-only mode, and how does this setup make a difference in security hardening? Continue Reading
Docker for Windows shows permission errors on shared volumes

Understand and work around one of the more common Docker for Windows errors -- permissions for shared volumes -- to read, write and execute to the shared volume. Continue Reading