Microservice architecture in a corporate environment

The thesis studies the adoption of microservices’ architectural style, in the setting of traditional enterprise organization. Making changes to a working organization is challenging, as it requires systematic understanding of multiple intangible aspects, like organizational culture. The thesis aims to get understanding of the problematics, by exploring the operating context and identifying the issues arising with the intersection of the traditional and the new way of thinking. It also goes beyond the architectural style itself and studies the related concepts and trends in enterprise IT, to better understand the motivations behind the core ideas of microservices.The conducted qualitative research is focused to provide a structured systematic view of the problematics and identify the areas of organization that may require alignment. It outlines theoretical concepts and solutions that may help managers and practitioners efficiently address challenges of microservices in practice. The resultant theory may also serve as a starting point for the critical assessment of the readiness of the organizational environment for microservices adoption.