It is hard to avoid microservices and associated terms like DevOps and software containers these days which suggests they are being oversold in the same way that AI often is in the broader sphere. The difference being that microservices is definitely the way to go for any greenfield service development, since many of the tools and methods are already well proven in the general enterprise data center world and the benefits such as speed of development and scalability vastly outweigh slight risks. It is a different story for the majority of operators and broadcasters burdened by legacy systems, as these may be monolithic and often impose a heavy drag on innovation. In these cases, migration to microservices must occur, but…