10 Years of Microservices at FINN.no - And We Still Haven’t Slain That Dragon

Explore a decade-long journey of microservices implementation at FINN.no in this conference talk. Delve into the challenges and lessons learned from splitting up a monolithic architecture, including the approach taken, key insights gained, and reasons behind the persistence of the monolithic "dragon." Gain valuable perspectives on topics such as deployments, marketplace dynamics, uptime considerations, and user experience improvements. Examine the evolution of system design, legacy issues, and the adoption of technologies like Thrift, Hystrix, and Kafka streams. Discover the impact of industry thought leaders, cloud migration, and the creation of new business centers. Understand the complexities of managing multiple developers, avoiding grand redesign syndrome, and developing effective strategies for microservices discovery and implementation. Learn why complete monolith elimination remains elusive and how to navigate the path forward in your own microservices journey.

Intro
Hennings background
Quiz
Deployments
Marketplace
Outline
What were we looking for
Uptime
User experience
Conclusions
Design
Legacy
The old system
The problem
Getting to the time line
Thrift
Reboot
Product Catalog
Sam Newman
Hystrix
Netflix
Deathstar
Eric Evans Fred George
Cloud
New Business Center
The graph
Migration off Solaris
What we learned
Why we havent slain the monolithic dragon
What would you have done differently
Now we have a direction
The dragon will go to sleep
Start with where you are
Kafka streams
How many developers are managed
Grand redesign syndrome
What are we doing now
Do we have a strategy
How do we discover microservices