Research Trends and Recommendations for Future Microservices Research
https://doi.org/10.15514/ISPRAS-2024-36(1)-7
Abstract
Microservices are the most promising direction for developing heterogeneous distributed software systems capable of adapting to dynamic changes in business and technology. In addition to the development of new software systems, the migration from legacy monolithic systems to microservice architectures is also a prominent aspect of microservices use. These trends resulted in an increasing number of primary and secondary studies on microservices, stressing the need for systematization of research at a higher level. The objective of this study is to comprehensively analyze secondary studies in the field of microservices with objectives to inquire about publishing trends, research trends, domains of implementation, and future research directions. The study follows the guidelines for conducting a systematic literature review, which resulted in the findings derived from 44 secondary studies. The study findings are structured to address the proposed research objectives. Recommendations for further literature reviews relate to the improvement of quality assessment of selected studies to increase the validity of findings, a more detailed review of human and organizational factors through the microservices life cycle, the use of social science qualitative methods for more detailed analysis of selected studies, and inclusion of gray literature that will bring the real opinions and experiences of experts from industry.
About the Authors
Zeljko STOJANOV
University of Novi Sad, Technical Faculty “Mihajlo Pupin” Zrenjanin
Serbia
Serbia
PhD degree in Computer Science and Informatics. Full professor at the University of Novi Sad, Technical Faculty “Mihajlo Pupin,” Serbia. Research interests: software engineering, software life cycle, business informatics, qualitative research, knowledge management, human aspects of engineering.
Ilija HRISTOSKI
University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
PhD degree in Technical Sciences. Full professor at the University “St. Kliment Ohridski” in Bitola, Department of Business Informatics at the Faculty of Economics in Prilep, North Macedonia. Research interests: modelling and simulation, stochastic Petri Nets, system dynamics, database systems, business informatics, information and knowledge management, financial econometrics.
Jelena STOJANOV
University of Novi Sad, Technical Faculty “Mihajlo Pupin” Zrenjanin
Serbia
Serbia
PhD degree in Mathematics. Associate professor at the University of Novi Sad, Technical Faculty “Mihajlo Pupin,” Serbia. Research interests: applied mathematics, differential geometry, mathematics education.
Aleksandra STOJKOV
University of Novi Sad, Technical Faculty “Mihajlo Pupin” Zrenjanin
Serbia
Serbia
MsC degree in Information Technology. PhD student and teaching assistant at the University of Novi Sad, Technical Faculty “Mihajlo Pupin,” Serbia. Research interests: software engineering, information systems, databases, reengineering of software systems.
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STOJANOV Z., HRISTOSKI I., STOJANOV J., STOJKOV A. Research Trends and Recommendations for Future Microservices Research. Proceedings of the Institute for System Programming of the RAS (Proceedings of ISP RAS). 2024;36(1):105-130. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15514/ISPRAS-2024-36(1)-7
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