# Microservices: How To Make Your Application Scale

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1702.07149 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1702.07149/

## Key facts

- Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 23 Feb 2017.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

The microservice architecture is a style inspired by service-oriented computing that has recently started gaining popularity and that promises to change the way in which software is perceived, conceived and designed. In this paper, we describe the main features of microservices and highlight how these features improve scalability.