Why? Modern systems generally require a level of flexibility, reuse, scalability and robustness which is difficult to achieve using monolithic systems. This course explains the benefits and risks of distributed micro-services systems and provides a solid foundation on how to architect, design, develop and manage micro-services systems. Candidates will learn how to design business processes across responsibility domains which are mapped onto separate micro-services managed by different teams, how to develop these microservices using standards-based technologies, how to build docker images and manage their distribution using Kubernetes orchestration server, how to decouple micro-services using messaging and event streaming, and how to make microservices secure, robust, discoverable and monitorable.