Sam Newman - Monolith to Microservices: Evolutionary Patterns to Transform Your Monolith

by Sam Newman

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A few years ago, some of us were chatting about microservices being an interesting idea. The next thing you know its become the default architecture for hundreds of companies around the world (many probably launched as startups aiming to solve the problems microservices cause), and has everyone running to jump on a bandwagon that they are worried is about to disappear over the horizon.

I must admit, Im partly to blame. Since I wrote my own book on this subject, Building Microservices, back in 2015, Ive made a living working with people to help them understand this type of architecture. What Ive always tried to do is to cut through the hype, and help companies decide if microservices are right for them. For many of my clients with existing (non-microservice-oriented) systems, the challenge has been about how to adopt microservice architectures. How do you take an existing system and rearchitect it without having to stop all other work? That is where this book comes in. As importantly, Ill aim to give you an honest appraisal of the challenges associated with microservice architecture, and help you understand whether starting this journey is even right for you.