Previously, you had to manually manage all these resource names and their locations within the application code. This became time consuming and error-prone as the number of dependent infrastructure resources increased or the number of microservices dynamically scaled up and down based on traffic. You could also use third-party service discovery products, but this required installing and managing additional software and infrastructure.

Cloud Map allows you to register any application resources such as databases, queues, microservices, and other cloud resources with custom names. Cloud Map then constantly checks the health of resources to make sure the location is up-to-date. The application can then query the registry for the location of the resources needed based on the application version and deployment environment.

To learn more about Cloud Map, read our blog or check out the product page. You can also learn more on our documentation page.

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