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Change Data Capture + Event-Driven Architecture

Change Data Capture (CDC) is a way to monitor and capture changes in data so other systems can react to those changes or stay up-to-date with the data. It isn’t new, but it’s been gaining popularity around event-driven architecture. Let me explain so you don’t shoot yourself in the foot. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel, where I post all kinds of content accompanying my posts, including this video showing everything in this post. Change Data Capture Change Data Capture (CDC) is a way to monitor and capture changes in the data in your database, often in real-time. Lately, combining CDC tools… Read More »Change Data Capture + Event-Driven Architecture

Untangling the many aspects of EDA

With the popularity of Microservices, Kafka, and Event Sourcing, the term “Event” has become pretty overloaded and has caused much confusion about what EDA (Event-Driven Architecture) is. This confusion has led to conflating different concepts leading to unneeded technical complexity. I will shed some light on different aspects of EDA, such as Event Sourcing, Event-Carried State Transfer, and Events for Workflow. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel, where I post all kinds of content accompanying my posts, including this video showing everything in this post. “Event” If you ask people how they apply event-driven architecture, you’ll likely get many different answers. It… Read More »Untangling the many aspects of EDA

Scaling a Monolith with 5 Different Patterns

Want strategies for scaling a monolith application? You have many options if you have a monolith that you need to scale. If you’re thinking of moving microservices specifically for scaling, hang on. Here are a few things you can do to make your existing monolith scale. You’d be surprised how far you can take this. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel, where I post all kinds of content accompanying my posts, including this video showing everything in this post. Scaling Up When referring to scaling, we’re talking about being able to do more work in a given period. For example, process more… Read More »Scaling a Monolith with 5 Different Patterns