WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Oct 6, 2021

Why you shouldn’t build a microservice architecture

Michael Eisenbart

Splitting an unaligned engineering team across isolated codebases merely shifts their conflicts to the API layer. Discover why a traditional monolith is almost always the faster, cheaper route.

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#1 about 5 min

Introduction to the Bosch accelerator and data infrastructure

An overview of the global data infrastructure and DevOps products supporting manufacturing solutions.

#2 about 2 min

The primary purpose of software architecture decisions

How good architectural practices fundamentally serve to save time and accelerate market delivery.

#3 about 3 min

Choosing the right tool for architectural problems

Using a tree-cutting analogy to illustrate why over-engineering simple problems introduces unnecessary project complexity.

#4 about 3 min

Understanding the trade-offs of microservice architectures

The core advantages of scalability and team isolation contrasted against the guaranteed disadvantages of operational overhead.

#5 about 4 min

Evaluating microservice benefits for your specific constraints

Why teams must critically assess if they actually need component-level scale or multi-team isolation before adopting microservices.

#6 about 5 min

Best practices for implementing microservice architectures successfully

Practical guidelines for service sizing, backward-compatible APIs, consolidated monitoring, and enforcing clean code boundaries.

#7 about 3 min

Validating architectural choices quickly via production deployments

Why perfect architectural planning is impossible and rapid deployment is necessary to gather real-world engineering feedback.

#8 about 6 min

Exploring hybrid models, monoliths, and serverless computing

A discussion on mixing monoliths with microservices, identifying practical use cases, and the cost dynamics of serverless concepts.

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2:37 min

Balancing architectural complexity with practical business value

Florian Lenz

Florian Lenz · World Congress 2024

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Evaluating the hidden costs and false promises of microservices

Josip Stuhli

Josip Stuhli · Coffee With Developers

2:14 min

Evaluating data storage limitations and monolithic architectural challenges

George Asafev · World Congress 2023

3:18 min

Transitioning from a monolith to a microservice architecture

Aleksandr Kalikov · LIVE

3:25 min

Evaluating microservices against traditional monolithic application design

Oliver Zimmert · LIVE

46 sec

Determining when to utilize monolithic application architectures

Raji

Raji · World Congress 2024

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