#146 – Scaling Back: Amazon’s Prime Video and the Return of the Monolith

In this episode of GeeksBlaBla, We discuss Amazon Prime Video's decision to revert a system from being deployed as functions and revert back to a « Monotlith » , this decision sparked countless discussions and controversies.

Guests

• Abdelfattah Sghiouar

• Abderrahim Soubai Idrissi

• Djalal El Baz

• Mohammed Aboullaite

• Mehdi Cheracher

Notes

0:00:00 – Introduction and welcoming

0:04:00 – Definitions

0:18:30 – Monoliths vs Microservices

0:47:00 – Discussing the Implemented Solution of Amazon Prime Video

1:10:00 – Discussing from Personal experiences the challenges of all 3 approaches

1:37:00 – Geeksblabla Picks

1:47:00 – Q/A ?

1:59:50 – Wrap up & Goodbye

Links

• The Good State: On the Principles of Democracy
• Service Weaver
• So many Bad Takes – Opinion about Prime Video Blog
• 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
• Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World–and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
• 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

Prepared and presented by:

Otmane FETTAL