Step 8: Architecture Patterns
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Overview
This step covers architectural patterns including monoliths vs microservices, failure handling, and containerization.
Topics Covered
1. Monoliths vs Microservices
- Architecture comparison
- When to use each
- Migration strategies
2. Why Microservices
- Benefits and motivations
- Use cases and examples
- Trade-offs
3. Single Point of Failure
- Identifying SPOFs
- Mitigation strategies
- Redundancy and failover
4. Avoiding Cascading Failures
- Circuit breakers
- Bulkheads
- Timeouts and retries
5. Containerization
- Docker and containers
- Orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Benefits and best practices
Quick Navigation
| Topic | File | Key Concepts |
|---|---|---|
| Monoliths vs Microservices | monoliths-vs-microservices.md | Architecture, scalability, complexity |
| Why Microservices | why-microservices.md | Benefits, use cases, trade-offs |
| SPOF | single-point-of-failure.md | Redundancy, failover, high availability |
| Cascading Failures | cascading-failures.md | Circuit breakers, bulkheads, resilience |
| Containerization | containerization.md | Docker, Kubernetes, orchestration |
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