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Size Matters: Microservices Research and Applications

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In this chapter we offer an overview of microservices providing the introductory information that a reader should know before continuing reading this book. We introduce the idea of microservices and we discuss some of the current research challenges and real-life software applications where the microservice paradigm plays a key role. We have identified a set of areas where both researcher and developer can propose new ideas and technical solutions.

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    Antonio Bucchiarone

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    Manuel Mazzara & Victor Rivera

  3. DTU Compute, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

    Nicola Dragoni

  4. Centre for Applied Autonomous Sensor Systems, Orebro University, Orebro, Sweden

    Nicola Dragoni

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Mazzara, M., Bucchiarone, A., Dragoni, N., Rivera, V. (2020). Size Matters: Microservices Research and Applications. In: Bucchiarone, A., et al. Microservices. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31646-4_2

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