Understanding Azure Kubernetes
As we all know, microservice architecture consists of small, loosely coupled, independent, and autonomous services. Services can be deployed and scaled independently and communicate with each other via well-defined APIs or messaging systems such as Azure Service Bus. As shown in the microservice architecture in the following figure, a large application is broken down into smaller services where each service is self-contained and can be deployed and scaled independently. Each service is responsible for managing its own data stores and scenarios demanding lower latency can be optimized by bringing in a cache or high-performance NoSQL stores:
Figure 10.1 – Microservice architecture
One of the main challenges with microservices is having too many components and moving parts involved. Managing them sometimes can be very tedious, especially with no automation. This is where containers and AKS come into the picture. Containers...
