Why the systems we build inevitably mirror the organizations that build them. Every Diagram Tells Two Stories I’ve reviewed hundreds of architecture diagrams over the course of my career. Some co...

The Hidden Rules of Technology: Eponymous Laws Every IT Consultant Should Know Every few years, technology reinvents itself. Mainframes gave way to servers. Servers became virtual machines. Virtu...

Where Cloud Architecture Meets Philosophy Every profession has a tendency to focus on its tools. Architects talk about buildings. Engineers talk about machines. Software developers debate program...