Watch a 31-minute conference talk from EclipseCon 2022 where IBM's Grace Jansen challenges the common assumption that cloud-native microservices must be stateless. Explore why stateful microservices remain essential in cloud environments and discover why traditional transaction implementation methods may fall short in cloud architectures. Learn about MicroProfile Long Running Actions (LRA) specification as an alternative solution for handling transactions in cloud-native applications. Gain insights into implementing the LRA specification within applications while questioning established patterns around stateless microservices. While basic Java and application architecture knowledge is helpful, no specific prerequisites are required to benefit from this architectural discussion.