On Monoliths and Microservices | dev.otto.de

On Monoliths and Microservices | dev.otto.de

dev + ops bei otto.de When we began the development of our new Online Shop otto.de, we chose a distributed, vertical-style architecture at an early stage of the process. Our experience with our previous system showed us that a monolithic architecture does not satisfy the constantly emerging requirements. Growing volumes of data, increasing loads and the need to scale the organization, all of these forced us to rethink our approach. Therefore, this article will describe the solution that we chose, and explain the reasons behind our choice. Monoliths In the beginning of any new software development project, lies the formation of the development team. The team clarifies such questions as the choice of the programming language and the suitable framework. When talking about Server Applications (the subject of this article), some combination of Java and Spring Frameworks, Ruby on Rails or similar frameworks are the common choices for the software teams. The development starts, and,

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