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Microservices

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Definition

Building applications as small, independent services that work together. Like a restaurant where different stations handle appetizers, main courses, and desserts separately.

Real-World Example

Netflix uses microservices where separate teams handle user accounts, recommendations, video streaming, and payments independently.

Cloud Provider Equivalencies

Microservices is an architecture, not a single cloud product. These managed container orchestration services (Kubernetes or container platforms) are commonly used to deploy, scale, and operate microservices across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.

AWS
Amazon ECS / Amazon EKS
AZ
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
GCP
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
OCI
Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE)

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