#Three-Phase Commit (3PC)

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Explain what a three-phase commit is in terms of microservice architectures?

In the context of microservices architectures, a Three-Phase Commit (3PC) is a distributed transaction protocol used to coordinate transactions across multiple microservices or distributed components. Similar to the Two-Phase Commit (2PC) protocol, 3PC aims to ensure atomicity and consistency of transactions, but with additional optimizations to address some of the limitations of 2PC. Here’s an…

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How to handle data inconsistencies across microservices?

Scenario: Imagine a shopping application with multiple microservices handling different aspects such as inventory management, order processing, and payment handling. A customer places an order for a product that is in stock, triggering the deduction of the item from the inventory microservice. However, due to network delays or system failures, the order microservice fails to update the order…