# ✍️ Microservices: Rethinking the Way We Treat Data and Services - Ben Stopford

**URL:** <https://forum.confluent.io/t/microservices-rethinking-the-way-we-treat-data-and-services-ben-stopford/121>\
**Category:** Architecture and Design\
**Created:** [16 November 2020 17:25 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/microservices-rethinking-the-way-we-treat-data-and-services-ben-stopford/121 "2020-11-16T17:25:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![rmoff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/rmoff/32/3_2.png) [@rmoff](https://forum.confluent.io/u/rmoff)\
**Post date:** [16 November 2020 17:25 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/microservices-rethinking-the-way-we-treat-data-and-services-ben-stopford/121/1 "2020-11-16T17:25:10Z")

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> **[Microservices: Rethinking the Way We Treat Data and Services | Confluent](https://www.confluent.io/blog/data-dichotomy-rethinking-the-way-we-treat-data-and-services/)**
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> For microservices, there is a tension between how we build services and how we approach the data that flows between them. Apache Kafka can help.