This article describes common multicloud architecture patterns, deployments and network topologies. It is the second part of the multicloud trends article published some weeks ago [1]. — A quick snapshot of the different patterns that this article will cover, which are split between distributed and redundant deployments [2].

Guidelines for modern cloud-native architectures AWS started in 2006. At that stage, it was almost unthinkable to foresee what we are going through today. Cloud was thought for start-ups and not ready for Enterprise. It took several years to become mainstream. Today, that has changed. Companies are writing new software…

This article describes serverless integration patterns based on choreography and orchestration, pro-cons, and when to use them — In a monolith, in-process communication between components happens either via method invocation of function calls. When you are building a cloud solution, communication between components is a lot harder. By component, I am referring generically to any type of serverless function; DB services (with implicit behavior such as get, put…

If you ever had the chance to work with or close to mainframes, you wonder how is it possible that after many decades this technology is still being used and relevant in the majority of business transactions. — On one hand, the simple question is which software technologies stand the test of time; meaning they are still enabling/supporting businesses to basically make money. On the other, the more complex and interesting question is why.

Sunday morning. You get ready to attend one of the most beautiful events in modern football. Barcelona playing against Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium. You have your tickets, everything is ready. They are good tickets, close to the field. …

The COVID-19 Leadership Guide about strategies for managing through this crisis [1] presents valuable insights in retrospect. There are several relevant topics, however, utilising existing IT assets or available technologies and tools caught my eye. In many cases I have seen the first reaction to any problem is to buy…