Microservices Architecture Training Course

This course equips participants with practical skills to design, build, and deploy scalable applications using microservices architecture. It focuses on breaking large applications into independent, loosely coupled services that communicate through APIs. Participants will learn how to build resilient, scalable, and maintainable systems used in modern enterprise and cloud-native applications.

Target Groups

• Software developers and engineers
• Backend and full-stack developers
• System architects and software designers
• DevOps and cloud engineers
• Computer science and IT students
• Tech leads and engineering managers
• Anyone interested in scalable system design

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand microservices architecture principles
• Design and structure microservices-based systems
• Build and deploy independent services
• Implement communication between services
• Use APIs for service integration
• Apply scalability and fault-tolerance strategies
• Manage data in distributed systems
• Use containers for microservices deployment
• Implement monitoring and service discovery
• Build real-world microservices applications

Course Modules

Module 1: Introduction to Microservices

• What are microservices
• Monolithic vs microservices architecture
• Benefits and challenges
• Use cases of microservices
• Overview of system design principles

Module 2: Microservices Design Principles

• Single responsibility principle
• Loose coupling and high cohesion
• Domain-driven design (DDD) basics
• Service boundaries identification
• API-first design approach

Module 3: Communication Between Services

• Synchronous communication (REST, HTTP)
• Asynchronous communication (message queues)
• Event-driven architecture basics
• API gateways
• Service-to-service communication patterns

Module 4: Data Management in Microservices

• Database per service concept
• Data consistency challenges
• Event sourcing basics
• Shared vs isolated databases
• Handling distributed transactions

Module 5: Building Microservices

• Choosing programming languages and frameworks
• Creating independent services
• REST API development
• Service modularization
• Code structuring best practices

Module 6: Containerization and Deployment

• Introduction to Docker
• Containerizing microservices
• Docker Compose basics
• Kubernetes overview
• Deploying services in clusters

Module 7: Service Discovery and API Gateway

• Service discovery concepts
• Load balancing strategies
• API gateway role in microservices
• Routing and request management
• Centralized access control

Module 8: Monitoring and Logging

• Distributed logging systems
• Monitoring microservices health
• Metrics and dashboards
• Error tracking and debugging
• Observability principles

Module 9: Security in Microservices

• Authentication and authorization
• Securing APIs between services
• Token-based security (JWT basics)
• Rate limiting and throttling
• Secure communication protocols

Module 10: Capstone Project and Case Studies

• Building a complete microservices-based application
• Designing and deploying multiple services
• API gateway and service integration
• Containerized deployment project
• Real-world case studies (e-commerce, banking systems)
• Emerging trends in microservices, serverless microservices, event-driven architectures, cloud-native ecosystems, service mesh technologies, and AI-assisted distributed system design