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  Series· 8 posts

  Scalability

  June 26, 2026 🇬🇧

  A series on scalability – from individual instances to distributed systems and the organisations that develop them.

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  Serie· 8 Beiträge

  Skalierbarkeit

  June 26, 2026 🇩🇪

  Eine Serie über Skalierbarkeit – von der einzelnen Instanz bis zu verteilten Systemen und den Organisationen, die sie entwickeln.

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  Artikel

  OTTO im Wandel: Vom Katalog zur skalierbaren Plattform

  February 20, 2026 🇩🇪 architecture organization otto

  Eine vierteilige Artikelserie im Java Magazin über OTTOs technische und organisatorische Transformation – vom Monolithen zur Microservice-Architektur, vom Rechenzentrum in die Cloud.

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  Article

  Scaling Agile @ OTTO

  March 17, 2023 🇬🇧 organization otto

  How OTTO scaled agile development from 4 to over 40 cross-functional teams – covering triads, product ownership, DevOps culture, and the limits of growth.

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  Article

  Why Microservices?

  March 20, 2016 🇬🇧 architecture otto

  An article about why we believe in microservice architecture at OTTO. First published in 2016 on dev.otto.de

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  Article

  On Monoliths and Microservices

  March 20, 2016 🇬🇧 architecture otto

  An article about the Otto Architecture consisting of self-contained systems and microservices. First published in 2015 on informatik-aktuell.de and dev.otto.de