Monolith vs Microservices: Which Architecture Is Right for Your Business?
TL;DR Monolith vs microservices is the most consequential architectural decision a software team makes, and the wrong answer is not always the one that sounds technically inferior. Monolithic systems power some of the world’s largest products. Microservices architectures have failed teams that adopted them before they were ready for the operational complexity they require. According to Martin Fowler’s foundational microservices research, the primary cost of microservices is the operational complexity of managing a distributed system. That cost is worth paying for the right teams at the right scale. It is not worth paying for every team or every product stage. …
