Microservices
Microservices is an architecture where your app is split into small, independent services that communicate over APIs. Easier to scale and update individual pieces.
Definition
An architecture where your app is split into small, independent services that communicate over APIs. Easier to scale and update individual pieces.
Example
We broke the search feature into its own microservice so we could scale it independently during high traffic.
Related Terms
More Cloud & DevOps Terms
CI/CD
Short for Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment. It automates testing and deploying your code so you can ship faster with fewer bugs.
Continuous Integration
The practice of automatically building and testing code every time someone pushes changes. Catches problems early instead of at release time.
Continuous Deployment
Automatically deploying code to production after it passes all tests. No manual "deploy" button—if tests pass, it ships.
DevOps
A culture and set of practices that bridges development and operations. The goal is faster, more reliable releases through automation and collaboration.
Infrastructure as Code
Managing servers, databases, and networks through config files instead of clicking around dashboards. Version controlled, repeatable, and way less error-prone.