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Werner Vogels

11/12/18

@ Y Combinator

Transitioning to a service-oriented architecture involved breaking down the monolith into independent services, which took two to three years to implement due to the lack of historical precedents.

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A Conversation with Werner Vogels

@ Y Combinator

A Conversation with Werner Vogels

11/12/18

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