What Is a Microservices Architecture?

A plain-language, complete guide to microservices architecture: what it is, where the idea came from, how it compares to a monolith, the anatomy of a single microservice, how services communicate, how data is managed across many services, the supporting cast of gateways and meshes, security considerations, a fully worked bookstore example, real-world uses, testing a distributed system, honest advantages and trade-offs, when it fits (and when it does not), common pitfalls, best practices, and an FAQ.

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What Is Vertical Partitioning?

A plain-language, complete guide to vertical partitioning: what it is, how it differs from horizontal partitioning, why it matters, the building blocks, its relationship to normalisation, two fully worked SQL examples, how the same idea appears in NoSQL, real-world uses, honest advantages and disadvantages, how to choose where to split, how to keep a partitioned table healthy over time, common pitfalls, and an FAQ.

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