Microservices architecture in your e-commerce
Microservices architecture in your e-commerce |
Microservices architecture is
the opposite of the monolithic approach, in creating software
architecture. Most of the traditional businesses that I know, that sells
their products online, do so using an e-commerce platform considered
monolithic.
Monolithic platforms vs Microservices
These
platforms, even if they work, are platforms in which all the e-commerce
services and functionalities are in the same code base. They are made up
of a single piece and their components are interdependent and interconnected.
That is why
it is said that they are monolithic architectures, and in many scenarios or
contexts they should be replaced by microservices architectures.
Before
continuing, and to know a little more about microservices by reading these articles:
What problems are there in using microservices in your e-commerce?
Headless e-Commerce vs Microservices in e-Commerce: Difference
What is the problem with monolithic architecture?
The problem
- if it really exists - with monolithic architecture is related to the
delivery, deployment, or rapid implementation of different services, when
these are updated.
Additionally,
these types of architecture are often the bottleneck for vendors,
whenever you want to quickly integrate new technologies or enhancements to
e-commerce.
One solution
is to develop your e-commerce with a microservices architecture. How
this architecture can be applied to e-commerce is what we will see in
today's article.
E-commerce microservices architecture
As we saw
in Sergio's article, on microservices in general,
the e-commerce microservices architecture also contains the
separate services. The grace is that these services have their own
code base, and even database.
The microservices architecture allows these separate services to communicate
with each other through serverless events, and connect to your
store and purchases on a website or mobile application with APIs.
You can
think of it as a sophisticated version of modular architecture, in
which microservices can be standalone applications. In this case, the idea is that each component performs a function in your e-commerce.
The following diagram is an example of how you could organize the different
services of your e-commerce connecting the frontend through
an API layer to the backend through a data layer.
Example of microservices architecture
for e-commerce
Each part can mean a different provider
As we have
commented previously, the interesting thing about this architecture is that
each of the microservices can have different e-commerce providers.
You can
literally have a provider for payments, a provider for analysis, a
provider for the search service, and another provider for the order management
system ( OMS ). How about?
Of course,
for the entire system to work properly, your different providers must have a
robust API that meets your needs. It will be up to you to know
how to manage all these providers and services.
There are
tools in the market to do it effectively, and pay special attention to the iceberg of microservices in your e-commerce.
Iceberg of
microservices in your e-commerce
Positioning and differentiation
Therefore, I
think that if you really want to differentiate yourself and position yourself
in an increasingly competitive and demanding market, and have
competitive e-commerce in the current context, you must take
into account, the architecture of microservices and know how to select
the best services and providers to your architecture.
Conclusion
To conclude,
and as you have seen, the microservices architecture is attractive for
e-commerce businesses, because each microservice can be developed
independently, and deployed independently. This allows you to solve highly
complex problems when your e-commerce scales and gets big.
If you have
medium-sized e-commerce, you can also opt for the
microservices architecture. If you need help, don't hesitate to contact
us!
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