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Duncan Mapes and Jason Ehmke

Building in the Enterprise

December 1, 2025

Monoliths or Microservices: Making the Right Call for Your Context

Monoliths or microservices? It’s one of the most hotly debated decisions in software engineering, and in this episode of Tech Council, Duncan and Jason lay it all out. They challenge the hype around microservices and explain why monoliths should be the default starting point for most teams. With Conway’s Law as a backdrop, they show how internal team communication patterns shape your system’s architecture, whether you like it or not. You'll also hear when it's actually time to break things up, and why Service-Oriented Architecture deserves a second look. It’s a must-listen for anyone scaling tech systems while trying to keep complexity under control.