Monolith

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A software architecture where most functionality is built and deployed as a single tightly coupled system.

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Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by research breakthroughs, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.

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6InfoQ·7/28/2026breakthrough
How a Payroll Team Split Three Monoliths into 120 Microservices
A payroll and HR software team gradually decomposed three monolithic systems into more than 120 domain microservices over five years. The migration used a pull-based approach, with each new feature built as a separate service to avoid changing legacy code and keep costs low.