Event-Driven Systems: Designed for Complexity

Jozef Greznar

14 Feb 2026

Modern systems must handle increasing scale, concurrency, and data flow. Event-driven architecture enables systems to evolve independently and process information asynchronously.

Instead of tightly coupled service calls, systems communicate through events — immutable facts representing state changes.

Benefits include:

Loose coupling
Independent scalability
Improved fault tolerance
Clear system evolution paths

However, event-driven systems require careful design. Schema governance, observability, and partitioning strategy are critical for long-term success.

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Technology changes. Architecture remains. Many engineering challenges do not originate from the choice of framework, but from structural decisions made early in the system’s lifecycle. Poor boundaries, tight coupling, and unclear ownership lead to systems that become fragile over time. Strong architecture focuses on: * Clear domain boundaries * Decoupled components

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Microservices Are Not a Silver Bullet

Why Architecture Matters More Than Technology