software architecture

How should we consider the Internet of Things (IoT) from a software architecture point of view? IOT has become omnipresent in our life: billions of sensors and devices acquire trillions of gigabyte of data and provide them for intelligent analysis. To let farmers know when they should harvest. To enable cars to drive to the […]

All software architectures have to deal with stress. It is simply the way the world works! Stressors come from multiple directions, including changes in the marketplace, business models, and customer demand, as well as infrastructure failures, improper or unexpected inputs, and bugs. As software architects, one of our jobs is to create solutions that meet

This video takes a serious but light-hearted look at the role of enterprise architects in modern IT organizations. Software architects in the enterprise are often regarded as ivory tower residents who bestow their utopian plans upon project teams in the form of colorful diagrams that bear little to no resemblance to reality. The most suspicious

Moving from a layered software architecture to a vertical slice architecture can be a bit daunting. We remove abstractions, complex structures, and focus building on the axis of change, then what’s next? What new structures, patterns, and policies will need to be introduced in this style of architecture? How will we deal with common business

Although software architecture is a key factor in determining the success or failure of a software system, software professionals throughout the industry continue to struggle with questions like: What exactly is a software architecture? Why is software architecture important?