3 ways to boost your slow, server-overload-prone IT system to pro-top performance.

Dec 21, 20222 min read

Updated: Feb 13, 2023

From Monolith to MicroServices

Happy IT Platform user in the middle of nowhere

Do you recognize this? A software platform has been programmed as one large, confusing jungle of code that has been in use for some time. The "lump" Code is extended from time to time with new functionalities/Services. You hear from end users that the system is getting slower and the number of server overloads (= down-time) is increasing and increasing.

It's a fact: you're dealing with a so-called "Monolith" here. Functionalities/Services require chunks of Code from the rest of the system to generate their Output and often use one or a few Databases.

You often hear Developers coding a new functionality/service complaining about the jumble of dependencies and the lack of ability to code in different programming languages.

And many bugs always appear during testing, which means that fixing bugs takes a lot of time (= costs a lot of money).

THE SOLUTION: Transform from clunky "Monolith" to Agile MicroServices.

The MicroServices concept divides all functionalities/Services into independent pieces of Code and Databases, which communicate with each other, like an orchestra with all kinds of different instruments, which can play on their own, when they are needed. Gecko Company uses Cubernetes methodologies (from the globally acclaimed DevOps ideology).

You can basically choose 3 variants, each of which has its pros and cons:

1) MicroServices with a Shared Database: simplest data architecture within MicroServices.

2) MicroServices with Synchronous Integration: better division of Services and Databases, more complex data architecture and APIs.

3) MicroServices with Asynchronous Integration: best division of Services and Databases, complex data architecture and APIs.

"And what's in it for me then?" I hear you think. Well, that's in short:

1) Much faster working IT platform/system

2) No or hardly any downtime due to server overloads

3) Much easier maintenance (= improve functionalities/Services)

4) Much easier to add functionalities/Services

5) Much easier and without "fear" remove Services that are no longer needed

6) Much higher Server-Load capacity (= number of end users, who can use your functionalities/Services at the same time)

7) Much less bugs and therefore much less bug fixing = much lower costs