This Dot Labs - Infrastructure

In this episode, Tracy Lee, Rob Ocel, James Spivey, & Jarrod Overson talk about infrastructure.

Topics Discussed:

* Differences between monolithic and microservice architectures

* Considerations on architecture when using GraphQL

* Challenges in migrating from a monolith to a microservice/serverless architecture

* Hipster - CLI tool for building microservices and integrating with front-end frameworks

* Pitfalls when breaking up monoliths

* Rise of NoSQL tools and differences from relational databases

* How to choose a database on a new project

* Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings and benefits

* What do beginners need to know about infrastructure?

* Running infrastructure at the edge!

* Security concerns with IaaS providers