Preface

Distributed systems are always hard to get complete success with. Lately, microservices are getting a considerable amount of attention. With Netflix and Spotify, microservice implementations have the become the biggest success stories in the industry. On the other hand, there are people who are of the opinion that microservices are nothing new or that they are only a rebranding of SOA.

In any case, microservice architecture does have critical advantages—particularly with regard to empowering the agile improvement and conveyance of complex venture applications.

However, there is no clear practical advice on how to implement microservices in the Microsoft ecosystem and, especially, by taking advantage of Azure and the .NET Core framework. This book tries to fill that void.

It explores the concepts, challenges, and strengths around planning, constructing, and operating microservice architectures built with .NET Core 2.0. This book discusses all cross-cutting concerns along with the microservices design. It also highlights some important aspects to consider while building and operating microservices through practical How Tos and best practices for security, monitoring, and scalability.