The document discusses building reactive microservices using Vert.x. It begins with definitions of microservices and reactive systems. Vert.x is introduced as a toolkit for building reactive applications on the JVM using non-blocking code. Key concepts discussed include verticles, the event bus, and service discovery. Examples are provided of regular verticles, worker verticles, and using the event bus and service discovery. The document also outlines database, messaging, and other integrations supported by Vert.x.