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Architecture
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Architecture patterns, decision records and scalable system design.
Real-Time Fraud Detection Architecture: A Production Guide
End-to-end architecture guide for real-time fraud detection: latency budgets, feature engineering, ML models, PSD2/SCA compliance, and build-vs-buy decisions across payments, e-commerce, telco, and insurance.
Real-Time Payment Reconciliation: The Complete Guide
A complete technical guide to real-time payment reconciliation: reference architecture, matching strategies, canonical transaction model, multi-rail considerations, and build-vs-buy analysis for finance and engineering leaders.
AI agents in production: lessons learned after 18 months
Patterns, anti-patterns and architecture decisions when deploying AI agents in real production environments. 18 months of learnings condensed.
Technology audit: when to scale and when to optimize what you have
Technology diagnostic framework for deciding between scaling infrastructure or optimizing what you have. With checklist and decision tree.
Intelligent Automation: The Next Step After RPA
From rule-based RPA to AI-powered automation. Decision engines, process mining, autonomous exception handling, and architecture for the next generation.
The real cost of technical debt
Technical debt doesn't appear on the balance sheet, but it erodes speed, reliability, and innovation capacity across the entire organization. Here's how to quantify and manage it.
Apache Kafka for the Mid-Market: Practical Implementation
Practical guide to implementing Apache Kafka for mid-sized companies. Sizing for 10K-1M events/day, topic design, consumer groups, and operational runbooks.
AI-Native Architectures: Designing Systems Where AI Is a First-Class Citizen
How to design systems where AI is not bolted on but a central component. Data flow, feedback loops, and human-AI collaboration patterns.
Technology Stack Selection: Decision Framework for 2025
Beyond features: team familiarity, hiring market, ecosystem maturity, maintenance costs, and lock-in in stack selection.