Microservices - The Organisational & People Impact

Explore the organizational and human impact of microservices in this 52-minute conference talk from GOTO Copenhagen 2017. Delve into the challenges of managing micro-scale components within a macro context, addressing common misconceptions about microservices being a silver bullet. Learn strategies for defining goals, managing risks, and avoiding antipatterns in microservice adoption. Examine the role of open-source tools, operational visibility, and business-driven architecture in successful implementations. Discuss the importance of feedback, automation, and clear responsibilities in DevOps practices. Gain insights on leading change, continuous delivery, and the critical aspects of human factors in microservices transformation. Conclude with key takeaways on the vital role of feedback and common misunderstandings about DevOps in the context of microservices.

Introduction
Its always a people problem
Diffusion of innovation
Three key things
Microservices strategy
Microsilver bullets
Define goals
Risk management
Antipatterns
Open Source
Tooling
Confirmation Bias
Bias Illusion
Not Thinking
Feedback
Making things visible
Businessdriven architecture
Monoservice
Operational Visibility
Bad Things Happen
Monkey
Automation
Responsibilities
The buck always stops somewhere
Spotify
Gitlab
RACI
DevOps
Perfectionism
Continuous Delivery
Leading Change
Takeaways
Feedback is vital
DevOps is misunderstood
Questions