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What is technical debt? A business risk IT must manage

CIO

What is technical debt? Technical debt is the cost accrued over time from technology implementation decisions that emphasize expediency over long-term quality and maintenance. Why is technical debt important? So, is technical debt bad? The question misses the point of its importance.

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Bliki: ConwaysLaw

Martin Fowler

Pretty much all the practitioners I favor in Software Architecture are deeply suspicious of any kind of general law in the field. Good software architecture is very context-specific, analyzing trade-offs that resolve differently across a wide range of environments. We often see how inattention to the law can twist system architectures.

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision. Technology When joining, require a 6-18 months rewrite of core systems. Split systems along arbitrary boundaries: maximize the number of systems involved in any feature. Blame the previous CTO.

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pdflayer API Review – HTML to PDF Conversion API for Developers

The Crazy Programmer

The architecture of pdflayer is built using the combination of various powerful PDF rendering engines. pdflayer combines several powerful PDF engines based on browsers running stalwart operating systems. Before transferring URL to any API parameters, it is advised to URL encode URL. Here’s a catch! Robust PDF Engine.

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Integrate foundation models into your code with Amazon Bedrock

AWS Machine Learning - AI

get('completion'), end="") You get a response like the following as streaming output: Here is a draft article about the fictional planet Foobar: Exploring the Mysteries of Planet Foobar Far off in a distant solar system lies the mysterious planet Foobar. Foobar is slightly larger than Earth and orbits a small, dim red star.

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The rise of the data lakehouse: A new era of data value

CIO

Traditionally, organizations have maintained two systems as part of their data strategies: a system of record on which to run their business and a system of insight such as a data warehouse from which to gather business intelligence (BI). based Walgreens consolidated its systems of insight into a single data lakehouse.

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Architecture Modernization Enabling Teams (AMET)

Strategic Tech

FThis article describes a pattern we have observed and applied in multi-team-scope architecture modernization initiatives, the Architecture Modernization Enabling Team (AMET). An AMET is a type of architecture enabling team that coordinates and upskills all teams and stakeholders in the modernization initiative.