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CPU’s are mind boggling fast compared to data transfer. There are exceptions but for the vast majority of workloads reducing data transfers is the easiest optimization.

But scale is the obvious key component, having CPU’s allocated to doing mostly nothing is such a waste.

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Well, except that's not necessarily an "easy" optimization. If you go all-out with the highly managed stuff it's kind of like plugging together very simple Legos.

Agree, east was a poor choice of word. Perhaps powerful would be better because frequently it can be difficult to attain. But it is difficult to pick good nuances for broad generalizations. There are many other attractive aspects of micro services and many cases for which they are perfectly well suited.

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