gRPC is a high-performance, open-source universal remote procedure call (RPC) framework developed by Google. It uses HTTP/2 for transport, Protocol Buffers as the interface description language, and provides features such as authentication, load balancing, and more. gRPC is particularly useful in microservices architectures, where it enables efficient and language-agnostic communication between services. Its ability to support multiple languages makes it a versatile choice for distributed systems.
In the "methods-and-patterns" quadrant, gRPC stands out due to its strong support for service-to-service communication, making it a preferred pattern for modern cloud-native applications. By placing it in the "adopt" ring, we're indicating that gRPC is a mature and stable technology that organizations can confidently implement to improve the performance and scalability of their service-oriented architectures.