Technical Experiences on a Microservices-oriented Transformation using Open Source Software

• Walter Benitez-Davalos PTI-PY
• Fabio López-Pires PTI-PY
• David Cabañas PTI-PY
• Yessica Bogado-Sarubbi PTI-PY

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/latinoware.2019.10354

Resumo

Adopting emerging computing paradigms such as cloud applications include challenges associated to transform legacy software to essential characteristics of the mentioned computing model, e.g. on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity and measured services. This paper presents a summary of technical experiences on applying one of the most popular approaches to address transformation of legacy software to cloud-native applications: a microservice-oriented architecture with connections to legacy systems through anti-corruption layers. Several technical considerations are presented, focusing on Open Source Software to include particular features on modern development practices as well as solving issues related to the cloud-native transformation.

Palavras-chave: Micro-services, Cloud-Native Applications, Transformation, Modern Software Architecture, Containers.

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