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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 Modern Enterprise Stack

The Rise of Composable Architecture

From monolithic to composable: The evolution of web architectures. Learn how modern technologies reshaped web development.

Key Parts of a Composable System

Learn about the building blocks of composable systems. Explore the roles of frontend, content, middleware, and microservices.
Intro to Composable ArchitectureThe Rise of Composable Architecture
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The modern enterprise stack is a decoupled system of independent services, offering opportunities for improvements over monolithic systems in scalability, flexibility, availability, collaboration, and many other facets.

This chapter explores the origins and characteristics of the modern enterprise stack.