Category Archives: microservices

Oracle Code NYC and Reddit AMA: No such thing as a microservice!

Posted on March 17, 2017 by ceracm

Next Tuesday at Oracle Code NYC, I’ll be giving a keynote There is No Such Thing as a Microservice! This talk will clarify the definition of the term Microservice Architecture, describe why it is not a silver bullet and outline the issues you … Continue reading →

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The human side of adopting the microservice architecture

Posted on February 7, 2017 by ceracm

Adopting the Microservice Architecture changes your architecture, your organization and your development processes. Ultimately, however, it changes the working environment of people, who are fundamentally emotional. Their emotions, if ignored, can make the adoption of microservices a bumpy ride. The … Continue reading →

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Navigating the microservice architecture pattern language – part 1

Posted on January 18, 2017 by ceracm

The microservice architecture pattern language consists of numerous groups of patterns. The value of a pattern language exceeds the sum of it’s individual patterns because it defines  these relationships between the patterns: Predecessor – a predecessor pattern is a pattern that … Continue reading →

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Microservices training at Healthesystems in Tampa, FL

Posted on September 27, 2016 by ceracm

Earlier this year, I taught three microservices training classes at Healthesystems. They are a Tampa, FL based company that is migrating their large, complex monolithic application to a microservices architecture.  They have invested heavily in bringing outside expertise to help with the … Continue reading →

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Microservices training and good food in Lisle, IL

Posted on September 21, 2016 by ceracm

Last week, I spent 4 days in Lisle, IL teaching a condensed version of my hands on 5 day microservices class. You are probably wondering where and what is Lisle, IL? That was my reaction when the client told me the … Continue reading →

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There are no silver bullets

Posted on August 29, 2016 by ceracm

Earlier this year, I wrote a blog post for O’Reilly describing my motivations for creating the microservices pattern language. It begins with: Back in 1986, Fred Brooks, author of The Mythical Man-Month, said that in software engineering, there are no silver … Continue reading →

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Upcoming microservices public training classes

Posted on March 24, 2016 by ceracm

Over the next couple of months I am teaching a couple of public, 1 day  microservices training classes: April 28th, Oakland, CA – information and registration May 15th, San Francisco – information and registration This is what the class covers: A … Continue reading →

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My new O’Reilly training video: Event-Driven Microservices

Posted on March 22, 2016 by ceracm

I am super excited about my new training video that has just been published by O’Reilly: Event-Driven Microservices – a Pattern Language for Deployment, Communication, and Refactoring. The 4 hour 46 minute video presents a balanced view of the benefits and drawbacks of … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on “if you can’t build a well-structured monolith, what makes you think microservices is the answer?”

Posted on March 1, 2016 by ceracm

A couple of weeks ago at the DevNexus conference Simon Brown gave a keynote (slides) titled the “Modular Monolith”.  It was an interesting presentation and he made a number of good points. His final slide asked this excellent question: If you can’t … Continue reading →

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Microxchg 2016: A pattern language for microservices

Posted on February 24, 2016 by ceracm

A couple of weeks ago, I spoke at the MicroXchg conference in Berlin. It is a small, two track conference that is just about microservices. Lots of great topics. In particular, it was nice to see that the discussion has moved beyond … Continue reading →

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