Notes on dataarchitecture.
Short essays on architecture, cost, hiring and AI: one cartoon, one idea, most days of the week. No tutorials, no listicles.
Dear Alex - You're Not the Problem, the System Is
Dear Alex, you're not the problem.
Read →The 100k Cloud Migration Mistake
We spent €100k migrating to the cloud. Then we spent €100k migrating back.
Read →Red Flags - Symptoms of Poor Architecture
These five symptoms mean your architecture is working against you. And most leaders miss them.
Read →From Technical Debt to Technical Drag
Stop calling it technical debt. Debt has a balance you can clear. This is permanent friction.
Read →Why More Developers Won't Fix Delivery Problems
You hired ten more developers. Delivery got slower. That's not a paradox, it's physics.
Read →The False Economy of Skipping Architecture Reviews
Skipping architecture reviews saves weeks. Fixing the consequences costs months.
Read →The Genius Developer Anti-Pattern
Your best developer might be your biggest risk.
Read →Hidden Cost Multiplier: Technical Debt Compounds Faster Than Financial Debt
Technical debt compounds faster than financial debt. And nobody tracks the interest rate.
Read →Dependencies - Hidden Drags on Progress
Your roadmap isn't delayed by complexity. It's delayed because of coupling.
Read →The Velocity Paradox
Every shortcut you take to move faster becomes a wall you hit at speed.
Read →Want expert eyes on your data architecture?
No pitch. An honest conversation about whether I can help, and what shape it would take if I can.