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What are the challenges of microservices?

Entry Microservices
Quick Answer Main challenges: distributed systems complexity (network failures, latency), data consistency across services (no single transaction across multiple DBs), service discovery and load balancing, debugging across multiple services, higher operational overhead, and more infrastructure to manage compared to a simple monolith.

Answer

Microservices introduce distributed system complexity, data consistency issues, operational overhead, and challenges in monitoring, logging, and networking.

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