Wait, don't leave! This is NOT another talk about why microservices are the new panacea that will fix all your problems, give you clear skin and help you find love. This is a talk about the hard stuff. What are the actual reasons you'd want to build a system with microservices? What are the actual trade-offs? What does your team and your culture need to look like? We'll explore some of the lessons learned (some the hard way) building and running systems with microservices, and why you might just want to stick with a monolith after all.