Abstract
© 2016 IEEE.Large Internet companies like Amazon, Netflix, and LinkedIn are using the microservice architecture pattern to deploy large applications in the cloud as a set of small services that can be developed, tested, deployed, scaled, operated and upgraded independently. However, aside from gaining agility, independent development, and scalability, infrastructure costs are a major concern for companies adopting this pattern. This paper presents a cost comparison of a web application developed and deployed using the same scalable scenarios with three different approaches: 1) a monolithic architecture, 2) a microservice architecture operated by the cloud customer, and 3) a microservice architecture operated by the cloud provider. Test results show that microservices can help reduce infrastructure costs in comparison to standard monolithic architectures. Moreover, the use of services specifically designed to deploy and scale microservices reduces infrastructure costs by 70% or more. Lastly, we also describe the challenges we faced while implementing and deploying microservice applications.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings - 2016 16th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud, and Grid Computing, CCGrid 2016 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 179-182 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781509024520 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 18 Jul 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 16th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud, and Grid Computing, CCGrid 2016 - Cartagena, Colombia Duration: 16 May 2016 → 19 May 2016 |
Conference
Conference | 16th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud, and Grid Computing, CCGrid 2016 |
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Country/Territory | Colombia |
City | Cartagena |
Period | 16/05/16 → 19/05/16 |