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# How to Destroy a Monolith?


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 10, 2025
- **Time:** 12:10–12:40 (30 min)
- **Room:** Stage 1
- **Event:** World Congress 2025
- **Tags:** aws, cloud, microservices, quarkus, spring, software architecture

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1407-how-to-destroy-a-monolith)

## Description

In the ever-evolving field of Software Engineering, one pressing challenge is the modernization of the technical landscape that supports the user journey across systems. This talk will tackle the ambitious goal of decommissioning a massive monolithic system and replacing it with a state-of-the-art solution.

Attendees will gain insights into the strategic approach taken to dismantle the monolith, leveraging cloud-based technologies to build a high-performing, secure, and future-ready environment. The session will dive into key decisions and techniques, including adopting cloud-native architectures, choosing the right tech stack, and aligning development paradigms to meet modern standards. It will also cover the critical roles of team dynamics and process evolution in overcoming the complexities of such an endeavor.


## Speaker

### [Babette Wagner](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@babette-wagner)

Senior Software Engineer


## Related talks at this congress

- [Building Systems that Last](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/754-building-systems) — Werner Vogels
- [Breaking the Hardware Mindset: Overcoming Barriers to System-Level Innovation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/908-breaking-the) — Réka Leisztner
- [ From Mainframe to Modular: The Developer’s Guide to Legacy Modernization](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/658-from-mainframe-to) — Hergy Fongue, Jannis Eickenroth, Kritika Murugan, Lars Reichert
- [Unwind: Breaking the Psychology of Cloud Vendor Lock-in](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/521-unwind-breaking-the) — Ruckus Voxi