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Intro to Composable Architecture
The Modern Enterprise Stack
The Rise of Composable Architecture
Key Parts of a Composable System
Microservices & Serverless Functions
How Microservices Work
Benefits of Microservices
Challenges of Microservices
Serverless Function Providers
The Backend: Databases & Headless CMS
Working with Composable Content
Types of Backend Services
Benefits of Decoupled Content
Common Challenges with Decoupled Content
Choosing the Right Backend Service
The Frontend: Web Frameworks
The New "Frontend"
Site Framework Considerations
Modern Frameworks for Enterprises
Content Editing in Composable Systems
Editing Experience in Monolithic Systems
Headless Editing Experiences
Visual Editing Services
Composable Content
Multi-channel Developer Challenges
Homegrown Content Meshing Solutions
Vendor-based Composable Systems
CI/CD: Building, Deploying, & Hosting
CI/CD for Monolithic Applications
The Build Pipeline
Build & Deployment Services
Common Website Features & Tooling
Authentication
Analytics
Personalization & A/B Testing
Form Submissions
Search
Common Enterprise Challenges
Technology Cost
Security
Traffic & Scalability
Page Speed Performance
Code Complexity
Continuous Integration & Delivery
Getting Started: Migration Strategies
Gradual Migration
Evaluating Tools & Services
Wrapping Up: Is Composable Worth It?

The Backend: Databases & Headless CMS

Working with Composable Content

An introduction to content in composable systems, which is often distributed among multiple services

Types of Backend Services

Content can come in many forms within a composable system, from headless CMS to distributed databases.

Benefits of Decoupled Content

Distributing content among external services often leads to benefits such as easier scalability, flexibility, and future-proofing.

Common Challenges with Decoupled Content

Composable content presents challenges, but fortunately these are overcome with the addition of composable visual editors like Stackbit.

Choosing the Right Backend Service

Factors to consider when evaluation content and other composable backend tools and services.
Serverless Function ProvidersWorking with Composable Content
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In addition to microservices, delegating content management to an external service is one of the foundational patterns in a decoupled system.

This chapter delivers an introduction to how content and content management typically fit into the modern enterprise stack.

Composable Architecture - Backend
Composable Architecture - Backend