# Making the Move from Monolithic Architectures to Microservices
This eBook offers a step-by-step guide covering the technical details around a monolith to microservices migration — including decomposing monolithic architecture, testing and deploying services, coordinating dependencies, and decentralizing data covers. Plus, learn about common mistakes to avoid in your migration.
## Monolith to Microservices Migration
A microservices approach to application design has become the dominant choice for organizations looking to realize benefits over more traditional, monolithic application architectures. The promise of a [microservices architecture](https://konghq.com/learning-center/microservices/microservices-architectures)microservices architecture is certainly appealing, but some questions should be asked and tackled before the transition from monolith to microservices.
## In this eBook, we discuss:
- - Questions to ask before blowing up a monolith
- - How to move from a monolithic application architecture to a microservices-based architecture
- - The pros and cons of microservices and monolithic architecture
- - Technical considerations including microservices communications techniques and scenarios, including testing and transition strategies
- - Common mistakes to avoid and best practices for the process
- - The role containers and service mesh play in microservices architecture