Monolithic Architecture
This approach refers to software architecture that is composed in one unified model. Most traditional or historical e-commerce stores were built using monolithic architecture.
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MONOLITHIC ARCHITECTURE RESOURCES
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Packaged Business Capabilities (PBCs)
Packaged Business Capabilities are an independent assembly of features that are grouped into larger clusters. They are the perfect in-between solution between bulky and slow monolithic applications and small, hard to manage microservices.
Read About PBCs![A laptop displaying a website homepage for Spryker, an office furniture store, featuring a banner to "Upgrade Your Office" and a section with featured products. The sleek design shares similarities with top eCommerce platforms like Magento.](https://spryker.com/app/uploads/2020/03/desktopmock_B2B_demo-1.jpg)
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