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AWS for Solutions Architects

You're reading from   AWS for Solutions Architects Design your cloud infrastructure by implementing DevOps, containers, and Amazon Web Services

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789539233
Length 454 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Section 1: Exploring AWS
2. Chapter 1: Understanding AWS Cloud Principles and Key Characteristics FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Leveraging the Cloud for Digital Transformation 4. Section 2: AWS Service Offerings and Use Cases
5. Chapter 3: Storage in AWS – Choosing the Right Tool for the Job 6. Chapter 4: Harnessing the Power of Cloud Computing 7. Chapter 5: Selecting the Right Database Service 8. Chapter 6: Amazon Athena – Combining the Simplicity of Files with the Power of SQL 9. Chapter 7: AWS Glue – Extracting, Transforming, and Loading Data the Simple Way 10. Chapter 8: Best Practices for Application Security, Identity, and Compliance 11. Section 3: Applying Architectural Patterns and Reference Architectures
12. Chapter 9: Serverless and Container Patterns 13. Chapter 10: Microservice and Event-Driven Architectures 14. Chapter 11: Domain-Driven Design 15. Chapter 12: Data Lake Patterns – Integrating Your Data across the Enterprise 16. Chapter 13: Availability, Reliability, and Scalability Patterns 17. Section 4: Hands-On Labs
18. Chapter 14: Hands-On Lab and Use Case 19. Other Books You May Enjoy

Learning about microkernel architecture

The microkernel architecture pattern (also sometimes called a plugin architecture pattern) is another useful pattern to implement microservices. It is important to note that it is also used to build other software and not just microservices. The resulting application created using microkernel architecture can be considered a product. A product is a fully standalone application that can be distributed and implemented in a simple manner without much configuration or extra scripting. The most famous example of an application or product using this pattern is the Eclipse IDE. However, many enterprises also use this pattern to develop external and internal applications.

Another important feature of the microkernel architecture and the reason it is named as such is that the kernel can be extended by installing plugins in the kernel. The kernel provides the core functionality and the plugins allow users to extend the behavior in the manner they desire...

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