Architecture
A practical, lightweight way to compare options, surface trade-offs early, and leave a decision trail the rest of the organisation will thank you for.
Architecture
One of the key responsibilities of a software architect is communicating effectively—more often than not, that means using visuals rather than relying on text. This post explores approaches and tools for modelling architecture and creating diagrams.
Tech
After two decades of working with highly regulated organisations, we've developed some strong opinions about legacy systems some of which run counter to prevailing industry narratives. Whilst other consultancies and vendors push their "proven frameworks" and "transformational roadmaps," we've watched well-intentioned modernisation initiatives stumble over the same fundamental misunderstandings about what legacy systems actually are and why they persist. This blog covers what we've learned about the uncomfortable realities that these frameworks rarely address.
Data Engineering
In this post, I explore what a Data Lakehouse is, how it works, and whether it delivers on its promises—covering core features, formats, real-world patterns, and platform realities.
Architecture
We’ve been generating Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) on client projects for several years now, and we’d like to share insights into the positive impact they’ve had on security, resilience and engineering quality, along with some considerations to bear in mind when working with SBOMs for the first time.
Architecture
This is the first in a series of articles where we outline our approach to consultancy through the lens of principles we have honed through our experience delivering complex, mission-critical programmes. In this post, we define our approach to Architecture...
Architecture
EDGY is a new graphical design language for visualising enterprises. This new open source design language shows great promise as a tool to bridge across siloed teams. This post explores the preview edition at a high level.
Architecture
An introduction to ArchUnit; an open-source, extensible Java unit testing library for enforcing your architectural and coding rules.
Architecture
Key lessons I took from Eric Evans' book "Domain Driven Design". A brief summary of the book's concepts and why you should read it.