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Backend Specialist | Software Engineer @ Evolza

Recently, I came across an article about Amazon Prime shifting from microservices to a monolith. While it amazed me at first glance, it has also reportedly saved 90% in architecture costs. This struck a chord with me because it echoes the challenges I’ve faced in my own journey with microservices. ✅ Advantages I’ve seen with microservices: - Scalability - Flexibility - Fault isolation ❌ Challenges I’ve faced: - Increased complexity - Operational overhead - Data consistency issues There were moments when I questioned the path I was taking, following microservice architecture because it was widely regarded as a "best practice". And yes, statistics backs up this statement. This Amazon Prime example reminds me of an important lesson. There is no one-size-fits-all solution. Architectural choices should always align with the problem at hand, not just because they are old or considered the best. If you want to know more about what happened at Amazon Prime, go ahead and check out this article : https://lnkd.in/gtPgZf4J

Amazon Prime Video's 90% Cost Reduction throuh moving to Monolithic

Amazon Prime Video's 90% Cost Reduction throuh moving to Monolithic

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Ramal Abeysekera

DevOps Engineer | Driving IT Automation & Infrastructure Excellence

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I agree, there's no single "correct architecture" in system design, it's all about making trade-offs

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