Insights

Insights

What we have learned on client work, written down: articles, whitepapers and points of view on architecture, cloud, integration, platforms, FinOps and AI.

  1. Article

    Kubernetes Multi-Tenancy Patterns for Enterprise Platform Teams

    Namespace isolation, resource quotas, network policies, and admission controllers, the four pillars of multi-tenant Kubernetes for enterprise platform teams.

  2. Article

    AWS Well-Architected Reviews: Turning a Checklist into Actionable Architecture

    How to run AWS Well-Architected reviews that produce real architectural improvement rather than compliance checkboxes.

  3. Article

    The Architect's Role in Digital Transformation: Beyond Technology Selection

    How enterprise architects drive successful digital transformation by shaping operating models, governance, and culture, not just technology selection.

  4. Article

    API Design First: Contract-Driven Development with OpenAPI and AsyncAPI

    How a design-first API approach with OpenAPI and AsyncAPI contracts enables independent team delivery and eliminates integration surprises.

  5. Article

    Cloud Migration Anti-Patterns: 7 Mistakes We've Seen (and Helped Fix)

    The seven most costly cloud migration mistakes we've encountered in enterprise engagements, and the architectural corrections that fixed them.

  6. Article

    Architecture Decision Records: Making Decisions Explicit and Traceable

    How Architecture Decision Records make software decisions explicit, traceable, and reviewable, and how to integrate them into your engineering workflow.

  7. Article

    Distributed Architecture Workshops: Making Remote Collaboration Work

    How we redesigned architecture workshops for distributed teams, with structured decision protocols and documentation rituals that work over video.

  8. Article

    Terraform Module Design: Building Reusable Infrastructure Components

    Module design principles for reusable, versioned Terraform infrastructure: single responsibility, input validation, and private registry strategy.

  9. Article

    Microservices vs. Monolith: A Decision Framework for Enterprise Teams

    A practical decision matrix for enterprise teams navigating the microservices vs. monolith choice, including the often-overlooked modular monolith option.

  10. Article

    DevOps Culture Before Tooling: Why Your CI/CD Pipeline Won't Save You

    Why organizational culture and ownership models drive DevOps performance more than pipeline sophistication, and how to assess where you actually stand.

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