Chapter 1: Introduction to Microservices
- 1.1 Understanding Microservices
- 1.2 Principles of Microservices
- 1.3 Benefits and Challenges
Chapter 2: Microservices Design Patterns Overview
- 2.1 Importance of Design Patterns
- 2.2 Categories of Design Patterns
- 2.3 Selecting and Combining Patterns
Chapter 3: Service Decomposition Patterns
- 3.1 Decompose by Business Capability
- 3.2 Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
- 3.3 Strangler Pattern
- 3.4 Evolutionary Architecture
Chapter 4: Structural and Architectural Patterns
- 4.1 Aggregator Pattern
- 4.2 Proxy Pattern
- 4.3 Chained Microservice Pattern
- 4.4 Branch Pattern
- 4.5 Sidecar Pattern
- 4.6 Ambassador Pattern
- 4.7 Adapter Pattern
- 4.8 Anti-Corruption Layer Pattern
Chapter 5: Communication Patterns
- 5.1 Inter-Service Communication Overview
- 5.2 API Gateway Pattern
- 5.3 Service Discovery Patterns
- 5.4 Messaging and Event-Driven Communication
- 5.5 Service Mesh and Advanced Communication
Chapter 6: API Design and Management Patterns
- 6.1 API Design Principles
- 6.2 API Versioning Strategies
- 6.3 API Composition and Aggregation
- 6.4 API Documentation and Discoverability
Chapter 7: Data Management and Consistency Patterns
- 7.1 Database per Service Pattern
- 7.2 Saga Pattern
- 7.3 Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS)
- 7.4 Event Sourcing
- 7.5 Data Consistency and Transactions
- 7.6 Data Partitioning and Sharding
Chapter 8: Resilience and Fault Tolerance Patterns
- 8.1 Designing Resilient Systems
- 8.2 Fault Tolerance Patterns
- 8.3 Isolation Patterns
- 8.4 Load Management
- 8.5 Chaos Engineering
Chapter 9: Deployment and Operational Patterns
- 9.1 Containerization and Orchestration
- 9.2 Deployment Strategies
- 9.3 Infrastructure as Code
- 9.4 Auto-Scaling and Performance
Chapter 10: Configuration Management Patterns
- 10.1 Externalized Configuration
- 10.2 Centralized Configuration
- 10.3 Feature Toggles and Flags
- 10.4 Service Configuration Synchronization
Chapter 11: Observability and Monitoring Patterns
- 11.1 The Three Pillars of Observability
- 11.2 Implementing Observability
- 11.3 Alerting and Incident Response
- 11.4 Enhancing Observability
Chapter 12: Security Patterns
- 12.1 Securing Microservices
- 12.2 Authentication and Authorization
- 12.3 Secure Communication
- 12.4 Secret Management and Compliance
- 12.5 Advanced Security Patterns
Chapter 13: Testing Patterns
- 13.1 Testing Strategies for Microservices
- 13.2 Consumer-Driven Contract Testing
- 13.3 Service Virtualization and Mocking
- 13.4 Continuous Testing and Automation
- 13.5 Chaos Engineering in Testing
Chapter 14: Governance and Organizational Patterns
- 14.1 Importance of Governance
- 14.2 API Governance
- 14.3 Service Lifecycle Management
- 14.4 Policy Enforcement and Cultural Aspects
- 14.5 Organizational Structures
Chapter 15: Migration Strategies and Patterns
- 15.1 Planning the Migration
- 15.2 Migration Patterns
- 15.3 Data Migration
- 15.4 Decommissioning Legacy Systems
- 15.5 Lessons Learned
Chapter 16: Future Trends and Advanced Topics
- 16.1 Serverless Microservices
- 16.2 Edge Computing and Microservices
- 16.3 Reactive Systems and Event Streaming
- 16.4 Micro Frontends
- 16.5 Machine Learning and AI in Microservices
Chapter 17: Case Studies
- 17.1 E-Commerce Platform Transformation
- 17.2 Financial Services Security Implementation
- 17.3 Media Streaming Service Scaling
- 17.4 Logistics and Supply Chain Optimization
- 17.5 Summary and Key Takeaways
Chapter 18: Conclusion
- 18.1 Recap of Key Concepts
- 18.2 Best Practices Summary
- 18.3 Navigating Microservices Complexity
Appendix A: Tools and Technologies
- A.1 Containerization and Orchestration
- A.2 Messaging and Event Streaming
- A.3 Monitoring and Logging
- A.4 Security and Testing Tools
Appendix B: Glossary of Terms
- B.1 Key Microservices Terms
- B.2 Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix C: Additional Resources
- C.1 Books and Publications
- C.2 Online Courses and Tutorials
- C.3 Community and Conferences
- C.4 Open Source Projects

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