I wanna share some information about a pattern that is particularly interesting when you have an infrastructure composed of an API Gateway, some backend services (such as when working with a Microservices architecture) and a set of Frontend application consumers. Intent This pattern addresses those situations when a Request Aggregation is required but it is … Continue reading Gateway Aggregation Pattern
After a really long break, I have decided to resume the posts on my blog. This is something that I enjoy doing. Also, it helps to truly solidify the knowledge I get in my learning process. Last time, I was writing about the Azure Well-Architected Framework. In this post, I am going to write about … Continue reading Azure Well-Architected Framework – Performance Efficiency
On my previous post, I wrote about Cost Optimization based on the Azure Well-Architected Framework. If you want to take a look at that post, go to the following link: Azure Well-Architected Framework – Cost Optimization Continuing with my series of post about the Azure Well-Architected Framework (I know, it's been a while since my … Continue reading Azure Well-Architected Framework – Operational Excellence
I just recently finished the Microsoft Learn course "Build great solutions with the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework" (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-ca/learn/paths/azure-well-architected-framework/). It definitely worth it. The content is quite good and useful, not only for Azure based solutions but for, I would say, almost any architectural solution you need to design. I will share some of my notes and summary of the learning content, … Continue reading Azure Well-Architected Framework – Cost Optimization
A lot of the times, when you are creating or consuming a Web API, you know in advance that there are a lot of standards and best practices to follow. You must take into consideration the architectural aspects of your API, the communication mechanism that are in place, the number of calls or aggregations you … Continue reading Conform HTTP semantics in ASP.NET Core Web API
Given the nature of distributed applications, such as microservices, we as developers, devops engineers or software architects must implement tools and policies that enable us to monitor how good or bad our services are performing. It is the essence of a well established solution to have a very good understanding and monitor of all pieces … Continue reading Implement Health Check in ASP.NET Core services
Recently I finished the book ".NET Microservices: Architecture for Containerized .NET Applications". I have to admit that it was a quite impressive content. It covers, not only the Microsoft products details offer when developing and architecting microservices with containers and deploying them in Azure. It also expand to technology-agnostic details about patterns and practices when … Continue reading Microservices: Architecture for Containerized .NET Applications notes
It is a fact that Microservices are a tendency nowadays within the Software Development Industry. It has changed, not only the way we architect and write software, but how our teams are structured. Among many other benefits, having some technology independence between services, dedicated teams for specific business domain areas, scale and deployment independence make … Continue reading Microservices misconceptions
On my first blog post, I want to share something useful to anybody who is interested in how to Architecting Cloud Applications. This is a video course I have seen previously, which has so many advantages: An easy to understand explanation of how to think about the architecture of a cloud distributed application. Many patterns … Continue reading Vicluar Merchan’s first post
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