It is always better not to reinvent the wheel. Therefore, we would like to explore what tools are already available and provide the platform, framework, and features that make microservice development and deployment easier.
Throughout the book, we have used Spring Cloud extensively, due to the same reason: it provides all of the tools and platforms required to make microservice development very easy. Spring Cloud uses Netflix Open Source Software (OSS). Let us explore Netflix OSS—a complete package.
I have also added a brief overview about how each tool will help to build good microservice architecture.