ADR – Architecture Decision Record
In an Agile work environment, architecture decisions are made incrementally rather than all upfront. Architecture Decision Records are a lightweight way to capture the reasoning behind each significant choice.
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Using OAuth 2.0 to protect APIs published on Azure APIM (API Management Gateway)
How to protect APIs published on Azure APIM with OAuth 2.0 authorization tokens: configuration walkthrough and policy example.
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Securing Azure Web Apps – Private Endpoint Part II
When you have custom DNS servers for an Azure VNET, private endpoints for web applications work differently. Notes on the DNS configuration required for name resolution to work correctly.
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IT architecture: Cutting costs and complexity
Reducing IT infrastructure and application costs through architectural choices: consolidation, retirement, and moving commodity components to managed services.
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Why Do Computers Stop and What Can Be Done About It?
A pointer to Jim Gray’s 1985 Tandem paper on why computers stop, the failure taxonomy behind fault-tolerant systems, and what modern architects still borrow from it.
