A Playbook For Enterprise Application Modernization Using Microservices And Headless CMS

Abstract

Updating the old enterprise software is a fundamental need in the development of organizations seeking to increase their scalability, flexibility and user experience in the fast-changing digital world. In this paper, they introduce a playbook of how to go about moving away towards monolithic systems to organizations where the systems are microservices based and built in with their headless CMS. Based on an empirical case study and empirical assessment, the playbook identifies a strategic approach to the method of decomposition, alignment of CI/CD pipelines, performance, and the division of the frontend and backend by using headless CMS. Analysis by industries shows that there has been a great improvement in the frequency of deployment, response time, fault tolerance, and development agility provided through the deployment of multiple applications of quantitative testing and qualitative testing. Furthermore, the combination of headless CMS and serverless functions is an effective enabler to deliver omnichannel content since it can shorten the release time and the resource burden. The results combine the best architectural practices, organizational change knowledge, and technology stacks recommendations. The present work adds to the body of knowledge by presenting a scalable and practical roadmap that can be used both as a technical and cultural transformation roadmap on modernization, which can be used as a reference to the team members in enterprise architecture, DevOps, and digital transformation leaders.