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title: "Monktoberfest 2016: Brendan Burns - Why Do I Care About Microservices?"
date: 2016-11-18T00:11:26Z
modified: 2017-02-20T18:19:35Z
permalink: "https://redmonk.com/videos/brendan-burns-why-do-i-care-about-microservices/"
type: video
status: publish
excerpt: ""
wpid: 614
series:
  - Monktoberfest 2016
channel:
  - RedMonk Tech Events
featured_image: "https://redmonk.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Brendan-Burns-Thumbnail.jpg"
timestamp: 2017-02-20T18:19:35Z
tags:
  - Monktoberfest 2016
  - RedMonk Tech Events
---

[Brendan Burns](https://twitter.com/brendandburns) explains that microservices are actually about scaling teams. Microservice implementations are less about the framework and more about the teams and people behind them.