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This Distributed Systems with Microservices, APIs, and Frontend Integration is a condensed, high-level course that offers a comprehensive overview of designing, building, and integrating distributed systems using modern architectural patterns. In just two days, attendees will gain a strategic understanding of the essential components that make up scalable and maintainable systems—ranging from backend microservices and API design to frontend integration and event-driven communication.

This Distributed Systems course emphasizes key trade-offs, architectural choices, and integration patterns without delving deeply into implementation, making it ideal for decision-makers and cross-functional teams seeking alignment and insight into distributed software systems.

 

Distributed Systems with Microservices APIs and Frontend Integration

Course Code

GTADSM

Duration

2 Days

Course Fee

€750

Accreditation

N/A

Target Audience

This course is designed for:

  • Engineering leaders and architects evaluating or planning distributed system adoption
  • Product managers and technical stakeholders who need a high-level understanding of distributed system components
  • Developers and DevOps professionals seeking a broad view of the distributed application landscape
  • Cross-functional teams aiming to develop a shared vocabulary and mental model of microservices-based systems

 

Attendee Requirements

Participants should have:

  • General familiarity with software development or architecture
  • A basic understanding of APIs and web-based applications
  • An interest in system design, scalability, or modern cloud-native patterns

Hands-on programming experience is not required but will enhance the learning experience, especially if the optional demos or discussions are included.

 

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Course Description

This Distributed Systems with Microservices, APIs, and Frontend Integration is a condensed, high-level course that offers a comprehensive overview of designing, building, and integrating distributed systems using modern architectural patterns. In just two days, attendees will gain a strategic understanding of the essential components that make up scalable and maintainable systems—ranging from backend microservices and API design to frontend integration and event-driven communication.

This Distributed Systems course emphasizes key trade-offs, architectural choices, and integration patterns without delving deeply into implementation, making it ideal for decision-makers and cross-functional teams seeking alignment and insight into distributed software systems.

 

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Distributed Systems
•    Introducing course walk through example
•    CAP Theorem and trade-offs
•    Types of distributed architectures: monoliths, SOA, microservices

Module 2: Communication in Distributed Systems
•    Synchronous vs asynchronous communication
•    Serialization formats: JSON, Parquet, Avro

Module 3: Microservices Architecture
•    Principles of microservices

Module 4: API Design and Documentation
•    RESTful API principles
•    OpenAPI/Swagger

Module 5: Building Backend Microservices
•    Language/frameworks overview (Node.js, Spring Boot, Django)
•    Designing and implementing a microservice
•    Statelessness and scaling

Module 6: Frontend Integration with Microservices
•    Micro frontends overview
•    Building frontends that consume distributed APIs
•    API aggregation (BFF – Backend for Frontend pattern)

Module 7: Messaging and Event-Driven Architecture
•    Message brokers: Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS
•    Pub/Sub vs message queues

Module 8: Deployment and Orchestration
•    Docker basics and containerization of services
•    Docker Compose for local microservice clusters
•    CI/CD pipelines for microservices

Module 9: Monitoring, Observability & Logging
•    Metrics, tracing, and logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Jaeger
•    Health checks
•    Distributed tracing concepts

Module 10: Testing Strategies for Distributed Systems
•    Unit, integration, and other testing strategies

 

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