Of Microservices and Monoliths, and Everything In Between with Glenn Renfro

Wed Apr 22 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-05:00

Improving | Houston

Houston Java Users Group
Publisher/HostHouston Java Users Group
Of Microservices and Monoliths, and Everything In Between with Glenn Renfro
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This session will equip you to make thoughtful, needs-driven architectural decisions
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We'll start the streaming presentation at 7 PM.

We'll have pizza at 6:30 for those attending in-person!


About the talk:

Deciding between microservices, monoliths, or a hybrid architecture? We’ll explore the characteristics of each and how different architectural styles support various technical, organizational, and operational goals. Most organizations don’t choose just one path—architectures evolve, and combinations often coexist. The Spring portfolio offers powerful support across this spectrum. We’ll go through an example of the evolution of an application, showing how the Spring portfolio supports structure within a modular monolith and enables a smooth transition to microservices. Whether you’re scaling a small team or managing a complex system, this session will equip you to make thoughtful, needs-driven architectural decisions.


About Glenn Renfro:

Glenn Renfro is a VMware engineer, Java Champion, and core committer for Spring Cloud Task, Spring Batch, and Spring Cloud Data Flow. He has over 22 years of experience designing, building, and delivering enterprise-level Java applications, and more than 25 years of total software development experience. Glenn also serves on the Board of Directors for Devnexus and the Atlanta Java Users Group (AJUG).


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Thank you to our Door Prize Sponsors!

Hello2Morrow.com - 1 year SonarGraph license

JetBrains.com - 1 year IntelliJ Ultimate license

Webucator.com - voucher for one online self-paced course.


Want to present at a Houston Java User Group meeting? Contact Scott at scott AT KeepCalmAndRefactor DOT com.


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Improving, 10111 Richmond Avenue, Houston, United States

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