Today, businesses and software developers must rapidly innovate and compete while maintaining order and balance with software architecture. This course teaches you to think and make decisions like a CTO and Chief Architect. Learn to identify core purpose, and then make informed decisions about architecture, programming languages, patterns, and tools to support that purpose.
Strategic Monoliths and Microservices
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level
Recommended experience
1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
What you'll learn
Support scaling strategic innovation by identifying key architectures and design objectives
Use tools that support exploration, experimentation, and discovery-based learning
Leverage Domain-Driven Design and Event-Driven Architecture to transform Big Ball of Mud systems into modular monoliths microservices or hybridmodels
Think like a Chief Architect and CTO by owning strategy and profit responsibility
Skills you'll gain
- Software Design Patterns
- Digital Transformation
- Event-Driven Programming
- Innovation
- Software Architecture
- Restful API
- Service Oriented Architecture
- Microservices
- Software Design
- Scalability
- Enterprise Architecture
- Serverless Computing
- Distributed Computing
- Business Architecture
- Solution Architecture
- Technology Strategies
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September 2025
Assessments
13 assignments
Taught in English
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There are 5 modules in this course
What's included
1 video
This module explores the foundations of strategic software innovation and digital transformation. It covers aligning business goals with effective architecture, understanding the impact of monoliths and microservices, and fostering agility. Learners are introduced to essential decision-making tools, emphasizing organizational culture and purposeful architecture. The module culminates with events-first experimentation using EventStorming, teaching collaborative modeling to bridge communication gaps, accelerate learning, and drive business-aligned software solutions.
What's included
19 videos3 assignments
This module introduces domain-driven design concepts and tactical modeling tools essential for strategic software development. It covers the definition and use of domains, subdomains, bounded contexts, ubiquitous language, and core domains. Learners explore context mapping, topography architecture modeling, and practical approaches to success and failure. The module also presents entities, value objects, aggregates, domain events, and services, including functional modeling techniques, empowering developers to build innovative, context-aware business solutions.
What's included
17 videos4 assignments
This module explores foundational and advanced software architecture concepts. It introduces key architectural styles and patterns, such as ports and adapters, and examines decision drivers and quality attributes like security, privacy, performance, and scalability. Building on these fundamentals, the module delves into message and event-driven architectures, including REST-based services, process management (choreography and orchestration), event sourcing, CQRS, and the role of serverless and Function as a Service. Together, these lessons provide a comprehensive understanding of designing scalable, modern systems using versatile and widely applicable architectural approaches.
What's included
10 videos2 assignments
This module explores the evolution of software architecture, starting with lessons from legacy monoliths and their shortcomings, then guiding learners through the transition to microservices and distributed systems. It emphasizes strategic innovation, balancing quality attributes, and making informed architectural choices. The module concludes by advocating for unbiased, purpose-driven approaches, encouraging the use of both monoliths and microservices to achieve lasting business value.
What's included
20 videos4 assignments
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