Why You Should Move Away from Monolithic Systems

Why You Should Move Away from Monolithic Systems

Disadvantages and shortcomings of the monolithic architecture Single platforms that host both the user interface and the software application are considered monolithic. As a  monolithic application there are comparable differences in performance and security that can be compared. is self-contained, and independent from other computing applications. Technology dependent organizations like Netflix, Google, Amazon, and others have essentially abandon the monolithic architecture because it cannot be used to build Enterprise Applications. A robust enterprise application built for data retrieval is comprised in three parts: a database, a client-side user interface, and a server-side application for the background processing.

The inefficiency of Managing data stores, requests and updates In circumstances where data queries require retrieval, processing and display, a monolithic application would fall short in an enterprise infrastructure where dynamic access would be essential. A large database consisting of multiple tables in an enterprise environment would be highly impractical to execute internally from single monolithic application as a shared resource.

Monolithic infrastructure application coupling and multi-tier interfacing In a monolithic infrastructure, browsers would be required to expend additional internal resources, such as memory and CPU time just processing data, before executing its primary task which is interpreting. This would make monolithic applications incredibly slower in performance compared to three-tier architectures. A monolithic application is built as a single unit and cannot address the multiple task requirements of a three-tier architecture. For organizations that are continuing to grow and expand in multiple locations, adopting a monolithic architecture will make nearly impossible to scale over multiple servers with adding more complexity to the application itself.

Monolithic applications, development and deployment Applications that run on the server-side are dedicated to fulfilling web request from the browser, making a direct query of the database and/or update, then returning the results to the correct fields on the web page. The downside to single architecture monolithic applications for server-side updates, is in order for a programmer to make software changes, they are task with rebuilding each time then redeploy to the server.

Welcoming Microservices based architecture and applications The alternative solution to a monolithic application is a microservices based application. With emphasis on an established application programming interface (API), microservices architecture encapsulates core business functionality into an accessible on-demand system. Microservice based applications are designed to deliver services and data as needed following a predetermined set of controlled principles reflecting an organization’s business rules.

How to increased security, reliability and performance This integral capability, provides a higher degree of data security and protects business assets. Database tables can be hidden as defined by the business terms. Running as a dynamic entity, microservices APIs allow a standardized implementation of services to query and update business records behind a single interface. Developers can universally make changes to functions as needed with no dramatic downstream impact on the system performance. The traditional approaches of the software development process under a monolithic architecture, are obsolete using a microservices design strategy. A noticeable flaw in monolith architecture is its dependence on a single executable responsible for all major aspects of data integration within the enterprise. Once compromised, it offers no system-wide safeguards that a disassemble architecture otherwise would.

Application program interface and non-stop uptime The flexibility of a microservices architecture, allowing it to interface using standard network protocols, which in turn, allow applications to be decoupled and shared. Microservices strategies can implemented using cloud technologies utilize multiple languages and binding shared libraries. Behind the scenes, API developers can universally enhance the logic necessary as needed using integration technologies and can be scaled independently of other services with minimal downtime.

Return on investment via performance metrics and debugging cost Microservices architecture reduces bug resolution tasks in addition to, interface modifications or adding new features. The primary goal of microservices architecture is to deliver valued-added measurable results in performance and reduced application deployment. by comparison, a monolithic system can not deliver the unprecedented return on investment.