Cutting Down Monoliths

In today's fast-paced tech landscape, agility isn't just a buzzword—it's a necessity. Yet, many organizations find themselves held back by monolithic architectures: large, single-tiered software applications where all components are interconnected and interdependent. While monoliths can be straightforward to develop initially, they often become cumbersome as they scale, making updates risky, slowing down deployment cycles, and stifling innovation.

Breaking down these monoliths into modular, manageable services is more than a technical challenge; it's a transformative journey. It involves rethinking how teams collaborate, how services communicate, and how data flows through your system. The rewards are significant: increased flexibility, improved scalability, and the ability to adopt new technologies more rapidly. But the path is fraught with complexities. How do you decouple tightly-knit components without bringing down the entire system? What strategies can help mitigate risks during the transition? How do you ensure data integrity and system reliability throughout the process?

Join us for an enlightening evening at "Breaking Down Monoliths", a developer meetup hosted by Pipedrive in Prague. This event is your gateway to understanding the intricacies of dismantling monolithic architectures and transitioning to more flexible, scalable systems. We've assembled a panel of seasoned experts who have navigated this challenging terrain and are eager to share their insights, strategies, and lessons learned.

When? 30.10., 18:00
Where? Pipedrive Prague, Pernerova 697/35, 186 00, Praha-Karlín

Agenda:
18:00 - Doors are open🚪; food and drinks ready 🍕
18:30-20:30 - Keynote speakers 🧑‍🏫
20:30 onward - Networking 🗣️; more food and drinks 🍻

This event will be held in English. Due to limited space, we’ll offer spots on a first-come, first-served basis, so sign up fast to secure yours!

Talks:

1️⃣ Breaking monolith: From legacy to manageable services

Martin Seidel, Senior Software Engineer at Pipedrive
Description TBD.

2️⃣ Lessons learned from decomposing the monolith at Outreach

Alexandr Kara, Senior Staff Software Engineer at Outreach
At Outreach, we had an ambitious project to decompose our Ruby on Rails monolith in the "Everything all at once" with service and data decomposition happening at the same time. Then we had to go back to the drawing board in order to succeed. A look from the Search team side.

3️⃣ Transformation of the legacy of Czech Television into modern architecture (pains and lessons learned)

Zdík Kudrle & Michal Hříbek, Software Architects at Czech Television
Description TBD.

🎤 Meet your hosts

Veronika Pastuszková, Senior Product Manager at Pipedrive