To complete my answer about why 'boring' mature tech should be used when it solves the problem, here's a post from a New Relic engineer (if you don,t want to read, there's also the video of the talk): blog.newrelic.com/2014/09/30/boring-technology-is… Shiny new stuff could give you new tools to solve problems, but also introduce new risks. Choose wisely your risks.