Course Outline
Day 1: Introduction to Microservices Architecture for Government
- Understanding Microservices Architecture
- Overview of microservices architecture: characteristics, benefits, and challenges
- Contrasting monolithic and microservices-based architectures in government systems
- Decomposition Strategies and Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
- Strategies for decomposing monolithic applications into microservices suitable for government use
- Principles of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and its role in enhancing microservices architecture for government
- Service Communication and API Gateways
- Communication patterns between microservices in a government context
- The role of API gateways in facilitating secure and efficient microservices communication for government applications
- Hands-on Workshop: Designing Microservice Boundaries
- Practical session: Identifying service boundaries and defining interfaces for government systems
- Group discussions and design exercises focused on decomposition strategies for government workflows
Day 2: Microservice Development and Deployment for Government
- Microservice Development Techniques
- Language-agnostic microservice development practices tailored for government projects
- Implementing microservices with frameworks such as Spring Boot, Node.js, and others suitable for government applications
- Containerization with Docker and Orchestration with Kubernetes
- Containerization principles using Docker to support microservices in government environments
- Kubernetes for orchestrating and managing microservice deployments in government systems
- Ensuring Resilience and Fault Tolerance
- Implementing resilience patterns: circuit breakers, retries, and timeouts for government applications
- Techniques for fault tolerance in microservices to ensure reliability in government services
- Lab Session: Implementing Microservices with Docker and Kubernetes
- Hands-on exercises: Building microservices, containerizing, and orchestrating with Kubernetes for government use cases
Day 3: Testing, Security, and Scalability in Microservices for Government
- Testing Strategies for Microservices
- Approaches to testing microservices: unit, integration, and end-to-end testing for government systems
- Tools and frameworks for testing microservices in a government context
- Security Considerations in Microservices
- Securing microservices architecture: authentication, authorization, and encryption for government applications
- Best practices for handling security in microservices-based systems within the public sector
- Monitoring, Scalability, and Deployment Strategies
- Monitoring microservices: metrics, logging, and tracing to ensure compliance and performance in government systems
- Strategies for scaling microservices horizontally and vertically to meet government needs
- Deployment strategies and CI/CD pipelines tailored for microservices in the public sector
- Case Study and Recap
- Case study discussions on real-world microservices implementations in government agencies
- Recap of key concepts and concluding remarks to reinforce learning for government professionals
Requirements
- A foundational understanding of software development and an acquaintance with the principles of distributed systems is essential for government professionals engaging in technology initiatives.
Testimonials (3)
The overall presentation was great, taking us to lots of places and touching many topics: great insights!
Constantin
Course - Microservices Architecture and Development
Even if there was a lot of theory to absorb, I liked this; I think that all that is needed for an architect so even if it was tiring sometimes, it is good we received a lot of information in the course.
Diana - SIEMENS SRL
Course - Microservices Architecture and Development
A great deal of concepts were shown. Very nice industry-standards that seem to comply with the highest of quality.