What are the benefits of a microservices architecture?

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https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2022/09/29/what-are-the-benefits-of-a-microservices-architecture/

A microservices architecture is a way of designing software applications as a collection of loosely coupled services, each with a specific function and responsibility. Some of the benefits of a microservices architecture and the reasons why use microservices architecture are:

  • It allows for faster development and deployment of new features, as each service can be updated independently without affecting the whole system.
  • It improves scalability and performance, as each service can be scaled up or down according to the demand and load.
  • It enhances reliability and fault tolerance, as each service can be isolated and recovered from failures without impacting the other services.
  • It facilitates innovation and experimentation, as each service can be developed and tested using different technologies and frameworks.