Year: 2026
Type: preprint
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.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Subfield: Computer Networks and Communications
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Georgia State University
OpenAlex ID: W7167632297
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