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Balancing Microservices and Monolithic Architectures

Jul 2026 · arXiv.org · Vol abs/2607.03898 · 0 citations · 25 references
Computer Science

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This article examines monolithic and microservices architectures, analyzing their technical benefits, tradeoffs, and practical implications for scalability, reliability, deployment, and organizational complexity.

Abstract

Enterprise software teams face a fundamental architectural choice: build a single unified application or decompose functionality into independently deployable services. This article examines monolithic and microservices architectures, analyzing their technical benefits, tradeoffs, and practical implications for scalability, reliability, deployment, and organizational complexity. It discusses how teams can evaluate these architectural approaches based on system size, business requirements, operational maturity, and long-term maintainability.

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