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What is microservices-based ecommerce and why is it important?

Kibo

Microservices-based architecture is a modular approach to designing ecommerce software. With a microservices approach, all services within the software solution operate independently of each other. This differs from monolithic ecommerce systems where the core features (e.g., are linked to the frontend user interface (e.g.,

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How 3 Global Brands Scaled Using a Product Information Management (PIM) Solution

BigCommerce

Enterprise Ecommerce Platform. An ecommerce platform provides the customer-facing front-end component of an online business and a shopping cart. A PIM syncs, feeds and receives product data into every component of a commerce technology stack (e.g., ecommerce software , ERP, OMS, third-party integration, etc.)