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Composable architecture: why it’s a game changer.
Composable architecture is transforming how organizations develop and maintain applications.
At its core, this approach enables the assembly of independent, self-contained, and interchangeable components.
By leveraging reusable building blocks, organizations can accelerate development, streamline deployment, and modernize applications with ease.
Each component serves a specific purpose with well-defined boundaries and is grouped by business function in a library or catalog for easy reuse and composition.
Rooted in modularity, composable architecture provides the flexibility to adapt, scale, and evolve applications in response to changing business needs.
Simply put: key terms and concepts explained.
Composable Architecture
A design approach that enables seamless integration with existing systems and simplifies technology stack updates without disrupting current infrastructure.
Components
Independent, software-defined components that are programmable and manageable, designed for use across multiple systems or applications.
Packaged Business Capabilities (PBCs)
Pre-built software components that encapsulate specific business functions—deployable, manageable, and combinable to create tailored solutions.
Composable Technologies
Composable Technologies—like APIs, microservices, containers, and automation tools—provide value only if you can manage them as Packaged Business Capabilities (PBCs) rather than as isolated software pieces.
Composable Applications
Applications built using interchangeable, modular components, allowing businesses to assemble and adapt software based on their needs.
Composable Enterprise
An organization that leverages cloud services and reusable components to enhance agility and resilience, quickly adapting technology resources to evolving demands.
CORE PRINCIPLES
Modularity.
Break down complex systems into smaller, reusable building blocks—such as microservices and APIs—that can be easily assembled and reassembled to create new applications.
Abstraction.
Shield developers from the complexity of the underlying infrastructure, enabling them to focus on building applications.
Automation.
Simplify and streamline the process of building, testing, and deploying software components through automation to reduce errors and improve speed and reliability.
Openness.
Ensure different components work together seamlessly, regardless of the technology stack or vendor.
Composable architecture. Key benefits, at a glance.
Composable architecture gives businesses the flexibility to build and scale with ease. It streamlines development, accelerates time to market, and enhances performance, productivity, and efficiency—all in one powerful approach.
It enables organizations to scale individual components independently, adapting seamlessly to ever-changing demands and requests.
It offers extensive customization options, allowing developers to tailor applications to specific needs.
It ensures seamless integration, allowing organizations to modernize their existing technology stack while preserving their current infrastructure investments.
It allows teams to work independently, streamlining collaboration and simplifying the complexity typically associated with traditional web application development.
Composable architecture vs. microservices.
Same goal, different approach—better results.
Both composable architecture and microservices break down monolithic applications into smaller, independent units for greater flexibility and scalability.
But they take different approaches.
Microservices function as distributed systems, with each service operating independently and managing its full lifecycle. Typically, each service runs in its own process, with a dedicated database and separate codebase. While this reduces dependencies between teams, it can also limit reuse and collaboration.
Composable components are independent, standardized, and reusable modules that enable specific business capabilities. They operate at a higher level of abstraction than microservices, often combining microservices, microfrontends, and other elements to deliver complete business functions.
This means that while composable architectures can leverage microservices, a microservices-based approach alone doesn’t guarantee full composability.
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