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I agree with this. Microservices have their place. So do monolithic, centralized services. Using both in the same system is certainly not a sin, can can certainly be correct.

I'm currently reading through Juval Lowy's latest book, Righting Software. Juval is widely credited as one of the pioneers of microservices [1], and he states in the book that even he doesn't appreciate the term. He illustrates his point by comparing the small, eight-inch water pump in his car versus the huge, eight-foot city water pump that moves water to his home. Both perform an unarguably essential service. But just because the pump in his car is orders of magnitude smaller, does not make it a "micropump". A service is a service no matter how big or small it is.

Should you use microservices? As is the answer to any sufficiently interesting question: it depends.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microservices#History