What are some alternatives to microservices for building scalable applications?

Even though microservices have become increasingly popular, there are other options available:

• Serverless Computing: Shifts the burden of infrastructure provisioning to the cloud providers and allows developers to concentrate on code only.

• Containerisation: Incorporates applications and all dependencies into one container making them scalable and portable.

• Improved Monolithic Architectures: Better scalability and maintainability enhanced by the modern monoliths' ability to incorporate modern modularity and support independent deployment capabilities.