This document discusses microservices and their implementation on the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform. It describes the typical anatomy of a microservice including business logic, integration logic, connectivity logic, and API contracts. It also discusses different variations of microservices and common integration patterns applied to microservices. Additionally, it outlines the Mule software development lifecycle and how microservices can be deployed on private PaaS or MuleSoft's public PaaS, CloudHub.