Microservices and APIs
As businesses sought to overcome the limitations of traditional eCommerce architecture, the industry began shifting toward a more modular approach. The advent of microservices and APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) laid the groundwork for what we now refer to as “modern eCommerce.”
In a microservices architecture, each functional module (think inventory, payments, customer relations, etc.) operates as a stand-alone service that can be developed, deployed, and scaled independently. APIs act as the glue, linking these disparate microservices together and enabling them to communicate. This modularization offers a significant advantage in terms of scalability and flexibility, allowing businesses to adapt to market changes more rapidly.
The microservices architecture sector is expected to grow by 4x between 2023 and 2023!
The Rise of Omnichannel Commerce
Another transformative development has been the rise of omnichannel commerce, which aims to provide a consistent and seamless customer experience across multiple touchpoints—from in-store to online platforms, and from mobile apps to social media channels. This demands an architecture agile enough to adapt to various modes of customer interaction while maintaining operational consistency.
In a traditional, monolithic architecture, delivering a true omnichannel experience would be near-impossible due to the tightly coupled front-end and back-end systems. On the other hand, a modern eCommerce architecture that leverages microservices and APIs is inherently designed to support an omnichannel approach.
By decoupling the customer experience layer from the operational back end, businesses gain the agility needed to tailor each channel's user interface while maintaining a unified operational backbone. This enables not just consistency but also the kind of personalized and responsive customer interaction that today's consumers demand.
In the following chapters, we'll explore how SkuNexus leverages this modern eCommerce architecture to deliver a platform that is not just robust and scalable but also agile and customer-centric. Whether you're transitioning from a traditional system or building a new eCommerce enterprise, SkuNexus offers the flexibility and power to meet your most demanding challenges
