The monolith won. Most teams just haven't admitted it yet.

A team removed their microservices and saw a significant drop in latency, from 800ms to 12ms. This is attributed to the cost and complexity of microservices, which can lead to infrastructure costs and team sanity issues. It's recommended to reconsider the use of microservices and instead opt for a monolithic architecture. This can be achieved by processing data in-memory instead of transferring it electronically. This approach can lead to significant cost savings and improved team productivity.