There is already too much said about Microservices and how they have created waves in developing scalable applications. As they have gone mainstream, many developers think of switching towards this distributed architecture and avail tons of benefits it offers to its users in numerous ways. However, before making the decision, it becomes crucial to understand all the aspects that should be considered while switching to Microservices for an organization from monolith.

 

No two business organizations are the same and neither are their challenges. Every organization has a different set of expertise, culture and needs, and so are their expectations from microservices architecture. Below we present you some of the scenarios that strongly advocate porting towards microservices architecture.

 

• Scalability

The scalability of the application is directly proportional to the growth of the organization. If a platform is scalable, it allows multiple windows to accommodate growth and generate ROI. Although, scaling of a business application becomes a difficult task when it seeks more functionalities and size as there is a requirement of massive resources as per new functionalities. In that case, shifting towards microservices is a smart choice as it provides the flexibility to the developers to scale applications individually and independently as per their requirements.

• Data Complexity

• Large Team Size

Business expansion means growth of operations, and growth of operations means an increase in team size. Although irrespective of the growth of the team size, the developers need to work on the same code base, which creates hassle and difficulty in coordination. In such a scenario, implementing microservices architecture is helpful as it segregates the larger team into small groups. The work-sharing among individuals creates independence and lets everyone take care of single microservices deployed to them. The separate building, deploying, and testing enhances agility and productivity among team members and makes faster progress in their business.  

What is the right approach for moving your business application from monolith to microservices?

• Forming Teams

The transition to microservices will surely call for making a team that will be jointly working from the beginning till the accomplishment of the process. Forming a mixed team of developers, Quality Analysts, and developers who can independently work as per their job role will ensure faster transition to microservices.

• Understanding Goals

The second step towards transition to microservices is making everyone involved in the process of understanding the goals they are looking forward to achieve from the transition. All the teams of the organization must adopt a learning approach for the microservices as it will be a new and unfamiliar process. Making a cleanly defined plan along with a splendid support system will ensure productive results in a less time interval.

• Don’t make further advancements in the Monolithic

While transitioning to microservices, do not add/expand the monolithic code as it will unnecessarily add on more time of transition. Instead, add new features or advancements in the microservices decoupled from the monolithic counterpart. Each time a module is converted into a microservice, the monolithic application will ultimately shrink or get enough break to convert into a service.

• One thing at a time

Many organizations do a common practice of doing all sorts of operations simultaneously. But, in the case of microservices, the best approach is focusing on one task at a time which can roll out long-term benefits without any errors.

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