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Decomposing a Monolith Does Not Require Microservices - Sam Newman at QCon London
Sam Newman says the goal of decomposing a monolith must be independent deployability, and developers need to focus on the outcome, not the technology. Speaking at QCon London, he said, "The monolith is not the enemy" and, "Microservices should not be the default choice."
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To Microservices and Back Again - Why Segment Went Back to a Monolith
When Segment moved to a microservices architecture, they gained environmental isolation, but at a cost of higher operational overhead. Three years later, the costs were too high, and the team migrated back to a monolith. At QCon London, Alexandra Noonan told the cautionary tale, and emphasized the importance of evaluating trade-offs in architectural decisions.