Middleware Patterns for Cloud Platforms

This chapter explores how traditional system architectures are being affected by the emergence of ‘Uber’ style platform models that provide business services with huge global reach. The specific demands and characteristics of such platforms are discussed which in turn dictate their technical requirements. The chapter will explain how middleware technologies have evolved to support today’s requirements for such massively scalable platform solutions. The latest preferred architectural paradigms dictate the use of micro-services and APIs are central to the design of such platforms. Similarly, event based architectures are another key paradigm that must be supported. The role of modern middleware and cloud technologies to support these newly dominant paradigms will be explained. Key architectural patterns pertinent to global platform solutions are illustrated. The role of modern middleware in fulfilling these patterns is highlighted using real-world examples from the field of open finance