Using container management systems to build distributed cloud information systems with microservice architecture

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to study the possibility and applicability of container management systems for building distributed systems with a microservice architecture, because nowadays programmers and architects are increasingly giving their preference to such an architecture. The reason is the widespread use of cloud technologies, which every year are becoming easier to set up and manage. To achieve the goal of the study, the authors considered the main features of the microservice architecture and evaluated the applicability of a container management system based on Kebernetes / Openshift for building distributed systems with such an architecture. An experiment was also conducted to demonstrate the effective management of the network topology as one of the most important requirements for the developed systems of this type. The results of applying the tools proposed by the authors showed the importance of using container management and orchestration systems for building microservices and demonstrated the convenience and efficiency of this management.