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Microservices vs. monolithic architecture: Understanding the difference

Dynatrace

Increasingly, teams release software features more quickly to accommodate customer needs. As a result, organizations are weighing microservices vs. monolithic architecture to improve software delivery speed and quality. Generally speaking, monolithic architecture is composed of three parts: Database.

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Data Consistency in Apache Cassandra — Part 1

Software Architecture

Consistency The topic and concept of consistency is very important when you work with a distributed database like Cassandra. When you’re working with a database which runs on only one server, consistency is a non-issue. Comments and thoughts welcome.

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Domain Services: The Next (small) Evolution of Microservices

Strategic Tech

The microservices era has been good for software architecture. I remember when the idea of multiple databases was punishable by death. But, the over-focus on micro has detracted from the true benefits of microservices which are about improving the quality and speed of development. What is a Domain Service or Domain API?

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Use Digital Twins for the Next Generation in Telematics

ScaleOut Software

Here’s a typical telematics architecture for processing telemetry from a fleet of trucks: Each truck today has a microprocessor-based sensor hub which collects key telemetry, such as vehicle speed and acceleration, engine parameters, trailer parameters, and more. Solution: Real-Time Digital Twins.

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Improving The Performance Of Wix Websites (Case Study)

Smashing Magazine

We deployed these enhancements gradually over time to ensure that our users didn’t experience any disruptions, but instead only a consistent improvement of their site speed. While some noticeable progress was made, it was challenging to implement significant changes just for the sake of speed. Creating A Performance Culture.

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Quantum computing’s potential is still far off, but quantum supremacy shows we’re on the right track

O'Reilly

Most of what we do on our computers—fancy graphics, email, databases, building websites, data analysis, digital signal processing—can’t be done with quantum computing. Quantum computing is useful to speed up a relatively small number of very difficult computational problems that can’t be solved on classical computers.

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Consumer-driven Coupling: Patterns and Anti-patterns

Strategic Tech

This organisational pattern can be mirrored in the software architecture, emphasising the sociotechnical nature of systems. While it is nice to go out of your way to please others, the resulting compromises to the software architecture can lead to dangerous sociotechnical side-effects.