Monolith vs Microservices - Which Architecture Should You Choose? (System
Microservices are everywhere - but are they always the right choice? Spoiler: most teams adopt them too early, and it costs them.
Microservices are everywhere - but are they always the right choice? Spoiler: most teams adopt them too early, and it costs them.
What’s in the video (7m 7s)
- 0:00 — Monolithic vs Microservices
- 1:08 — Monolithic Architecture
- 1:40 — Monolithic Architecture Advantages
- 2:03 — Microservices Architecture
- 2:57 — Monolithic Architecture and Microservices Architecture Comparison & Tradeoffs
- 3:41 — Vertical Scaling vs Horizontal Scaling
- 4:24 — Single Point of Failure in Monolithic Architecture
- 5:05 — When to use Monolithic Architecture vs Microservices Architecture?
- 6:02 — Evolve from Monolithic Architecture to Microservices Architecture
- 6:22 — Choice Between Monolithic Architecture vs Microservices Architecture
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