Microservices Architecture Enables DevOps: Migration to a Cloud-Native Architecture

• Published in: IEEE software Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 42 - 52
• Main Authors: Balalaie, Armin, Heydarnoori, Abbas, Jamshidi, Pooyan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Alamitos IEEE 01.05.2016; IEEE Computer Society
• Subjects: architectural refactoring; Cloud computing; Computer architecture; DevOps; Microservices; migration pattern; mobile back end as a service; Mobile communication; Refractoring; Resource management; Scalability; Servers; Software architecture; software development; Software engineering; Software services; Studies; Technological change

This article reports on experiences and lessons learned during incremental migration and architectural refactoring of a commercial mobile back end as a service to microservices architecture. It explains how the researchers adopted DevOps and how this facilitated a smooth migration.