Server-Side Discovery: Load Balancer-Based Service Routing
Learn how server-side discovery uses load balancers and reverse proxies to route service requests in microservices architectures.
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Defining Service Boundaries: Domain-Driven Design
Learn how to decompose a monolith into microservices using bounded contexts, domain-driven design principles, and practical decomposition strategies.
Service Identity: SPIFFE and Workload Identity in Microservices
Understand how SPIFFE provides cryptographic identity for microservices workloads and how to implement workload identity at scale.
Service Registry: Dynamic Service Discovery in Microservices
Understand how service registries enable dynamic service discovery, health tracking, and failover in distributed microservices systems.
Synchronous Communication: REST, gRPC, and When to Use Each
Explore synchronous communication patterns in microservices including REST APIs, gRPC, when to use each protocol, and their trade-offs.
Synchronous Replication: Data Consistency Across Nodes
Learn about synchronous replication patterns in distributed databases, including Quorum-based replication and write-ahead log shipping for zero RPO.
TCC: Try-Confirm-Cancel Pattern for Distributed Transactions
Learn the Try-Confirm-Cancel pattern for distributed transactions. Explore how TCC differs from 2PC and saga, with implementation examples and real-world use cases.
Three-Phase Commit: Non-Blocking Distributed Transactions
Learn how Three-Phase Commit (3PC) extends 2PC with a pre-commit phase, its assumptions, limitations, and when to use it.
TrueTime: Google's Globally Synchronized Clock Infrastructure
Learn how Google uses TrueTime for globally distributed transactions with external consistency. Covers the Spanner system, time bounded uncertainty, and HW-assisted synchronization.
Uber's Architecture: From Monolith to Microservices at Scale
Explore how Uber evolved from a monolith to a microservices architecture handling millions of real-time marketplace transactions daily.