https://tjbinx.github.io/binxblog/Where cloud architecture meets philosophy: lessons on technology, leadership, systems thinking, and navigating complexity. 2026-07-31T22:36:02+00:00 Thomas "Binx" Behnken https://tjbinx.github.io/binxblog/ Jekyll © 2026 Thomas "Binx" Behnken /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png 2026-07-31T22:13:00+00:00 2026-07-31T22:35:37+00:00 https://tjbinx.github.io/binxblog/posts/20260801/ Thomas "Binx" Behnken

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 covered a single whiteboard. Others stretched across multiple pages with so many arrows they looked more like subway maps than software systems. Early in my career, I thought architecture diagrams were...

2026-07-15T03:00:00+00:00 2026-07-15T03:11:57+00:00 https://tjbinx.github.io/binxblog/posts/20260715/ Thomas "Binx" Behnken

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. Virtual machines became containers. Containers became serverless platforms. Today’s buzzword is tomorrow’s legacy technology. Yet after nearly two decades in IT, I’ve noticed something surprising: while t...

2026-06-29T20:45:00+00:00 2026-07-15T02:53:09+00:00 https://tjbinx.github.io/binxblog/posts/20260701/ Thomas "Binx" Behnken

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 programming languages. Cloud consultants compare platforms and services. Those conversations matter. They move our professions forward. But after almost twenty years working in technology, I’ve become conv...