Microservice architectures

We saw the motivations, challenges, and benefits of distributed systems, as well as some approaches to handle communication and consistency. Now we will focus on the architecture of distributed applications.

Sharing data and technology in enterprises

A common idea in enterprises is to share and reuse technology as well as commonly used data. Earlier we looked at sharing Java modules and the shortcomings with that. What about sharing common technology or data models in distributed systems?

Multiple applications that form an enterprise system are often implemented using similar technology. This comes naturally with applications that are built by a single team or teams that work closely together. Doing so very often raises the idea of sharing technology that is being reused in the applications.

Projects could use commonly used modules that remove duplication in the overall system. A typical approach for this is shared models. There could be only one module within the...