- Microservices are small, independent services that each perform a single function. They communicate through well-defined interfaces using protocols like HTTP. This allows for independent development and scaling of each service.
- The advantages of microservices include increased flexibility, scalability, and allowing a system to evolve more easily. However, they also introduce more complex infrastructure requirements and can result in fragmented data.
- The presentation provides examples of how microservices can be implemented incrementally by starting with high-level services and extracting smaller ones over time as needed. It also emphasizes the importance of testing, automation, and other DevOps practices for managing microservices architectures.