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Binoy Vijayan
Binoy Vijayan

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Overview of Backend Ecosystem

The backend ecosystem refers to the combination of technologies, frameworks, and services that work together to support the server-side of a web or mobile application. The backend is responsible for handling tasks such as data storage, business logic, authentication, and server-side processing.

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Here's an overview of key components in the backend ecosystem:

Cloud Providers

AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Offer a range of infrastructure and platform services for hosting backend applications.

Databases

Relational Databases - MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Microsoft SQL Server.
NoSQL Databases - MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, CouchDB.
NewSQL Databases - Google Spanner, CockroachDB.

Server-side Programming Languages

Java, C#, Go(Golang), Python, Scala, Ruby, PHP etc.

Security

SSL/TLS : Secure communication over the web.

OWASP : Provides resources and best practices for web application security.

Monitoring

Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

CI/CD

Jenkins, Travis CI, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions: Automate building, testing, and deploying applications.

Message Broker

RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, Redis: Facilitate communication between distributed systems by handling message queues.

Containers

Docker, PodMan: Containerisation platform for packaging applications and their dependencies.

Container Orchestration

Kubernetes, Docker Swarm : Container orchestration system for automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerised applications.

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