From the course: Understanding the Value of Cloud-Native Architecture
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Containerized
From the course: Understanding the Value of Cloud-Native Architecture
Containerized
- [Instructor] Once an application is split into a number of individual microservices, each microservice needs to be deployed into the production environment and connected with the rest of the services that make up the application. To make this task easier, the microservice is inserted into a container, such as a docker container. A container is a wrapping around the service that provides a simplified compatibility layer between the operating system needs of the microservice and the capabilities of the underlying server that is running the microservice. A container acts as a package that provides a standardized infrastructure interface that can be treated and deployed easily and quickly. Essentially, you can think of a docker container as a standardized API for operating the infrastructure of the service. Internally, the container provides a miniature operating system environment for use by the microservice. From the…
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