# Vedcraft

> Technology architecture, trends and engineering craft.

Vedcraft publishes articles for software architects and aspiring architects: reference architecture and design patterns, cloud/DevOps/platform-engineering practice, technology trend roundups, learning paths, and certification guidance.

## Sections
- [Learn](https://vedcraft.com/learn/): Structured learning paths for developers, architects, AI engineers and platform engineers — plus certification guidance and the knowledge base.
- [Reference Architecture Center](https://vedcraft.com/architecture-center/): Reference architectures for the systems architects actually get asked to build — the diagram, the components, and what to get right.
- [Software Architecture](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/): Feel free to reach out to us, if you would like to contribute by clicking here.
- [Technology Trends and Insights](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/)
- [Learning Paths](https://vedcraft.com/learning-paths/): Structured learning paths for technologists — developer to architect, plus AI engineering, AI data engineering and LLMOps platform engineering.
- [Certifications](https://vedcraft.com/certifications/): Certifications related to Software Architecture can be categorized as: Generic Architecture Certifications (OpenCA, TOGAF) Vendor-specific Certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle, etc.).
- [Technology News](https://vedcraft.com/technology-news/)
- [Technology Tips](https://vedcraft.com/technology-tips/)
- [Agentic AI](https://vedcraft.com/agentic-ai/): Agentic and generative AI for architects — frameworks, platforms, and what it takes to run them in production.
- [Platform Engineering](https://vedcraft.com/platform-engineering/): Internal developer platforms, Kubernetes, DevOps and the tooling that carries software to production.
- [Data Engineering](https://vedcraft.com/data-engineering/): Data ingestion, pipelines, orchestration and the cloud data platforms feeding analytics and AI.

## Learning paths
- [Developer → Architect](https://vedcraft.com/learning-paths/developer-to-architect-learning-path/): The T-shaped skill map, the five-rung role ladder, and an honest way to score where your skills actually are today.
- [Java/Python Developer → AI Engineer](https://vedcraft.com/learning-paths/java-python-developer-to-ai-engineer-learning-path/): Seven stages from tokens to production — context engineering, RAG, agents and evals — in the language you already ship in.
- [Data Engineer → AI Data Engineer](https://vedcraft.com/learning-paths/data-engineer-to-ai-data-engineer-learning-path/): Embeddings, unstructured pipelines, retrieval as a data product and the semantic layer — on the platform you already run.
- [DevOps Engineer → LLMOps/AIOps Platform Engineer](https://vedcraft.com/learning-paths/devops-engineer-to-llmops-aiops-platform-engineer/): Inference serving, the AI gateway, agent sandboxing, LLM observability and eval gates — the controls you already run.

## Reference architectures
- [Agentic AI Assistant for Wealth Advisors](https://vedcraft.com/architecture-center/agentic-ai-assistant-for-wealth-advisors/): A reference architecture for a multi-agent wealth advisor assistant on Google ADK and Vertex AI, with an orchestrator, specialists and compliance gates.
- [Agentic AI Enterprise Data & Analytics Platform](https://vedcraft.com/architecture-center/agentic-ai-enterprise-data-analytics-platform/): A reference architecture for agentic AI over enterprise data, with a semantic layer, hybrid retrieval and governed OLTP and OLAP stores beneath it.
- [Cloud-Native Core Banking Platform](https://vedcraft.com/architecture-center/cloud-native-core-banking-platform/): A reference architecture for moving core banking onto cloud-native services, with domain-aligned microservices and a regulated data zone.
- [Databricks Data Intelligence Platform Reference Architecture](https://vedcraft.com/architecture-center/databricks-data-intelligence-reference-architecture/): A reference architecture for the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, organized into Source, Ingest, Storage, Transform, Serve and Analysis swim lanes.
- [Enterprise Agentic RAG Platform](https://vedcraft.com/architecture-center/enterprise-agentic-rag-platform/): A reference architecture for grounding LLM agents in enterprise data, with retrieval as a data product, an AI gateway and eval gates before release.
- [Event-Driven Microservices API Platform](https://vedcraft.com/architecture-center/event-driven-api-platform/): A reference architecture for REST and event-driven APIs side by side, with a schema registry, an API gateway and contracts that stay backward compatible.
- [Kubernetes Internal Developer Platform](https://vedcraft.com/architecture-center/kubernetes-internal-developer-platform/): A reference architecture for an internal developer platform on Kubernetes, with golden paths, GitOps delivery and unified observability built in.
- [Modern Data and AI Platform Architecture (2026)](https://vedcraft.com/architecture-center/modern-data-and-ai-platform-architecture/): A seven-layer reference architecture for a modern data and AI platform — sources through lakehouse, semantics and agents, on hybrid multi-cloud.
- [Real-Time Agentic AI Reference Architecture using an Event Mesh](https://vedcraft.com/architecture-center/real-time-agentic-ai-event-mesh/): A reference architecture for real-time agentic AI, where gateways, an event mesh, an orchestrator and specialist agents stay loosely coupled.
- [Salesforce Data 360 Agentic Enterprise Reference Architecture](https://vedcraft.com/architecture-center/salesforce-data-360-agentic-enterprise-reference-architecture/): A reference architecture for Salesforce Data 360, from ingestion through the unified C360 profile to agents, activations and governance.
- [Snowflake ML and Data Science Reference Architecture](https://vedcraft.com/architecture-center/snowflake-ml-and-data-science-reference-architecture/): A Snowflake ML and data science reference architecture: ingest, transform, train with Snowpark, and serve predictions to apps without moving the data.

## Posts
- [Postman Launches AI Stack for Agentic Capabilities](https://vedcraft.com/tech-news/postman-launches-ai-stack-for-agentic-capabilities/): Postman introduced Postman.ai and an Agent Stack — Passport, Fabric, Astro AI, and Fern — built to run AI agents against enterprise APIs in production.
- [Why AI Watermarking Matters for Creators](https://vedcraft.com/tech-news/why-ai-watermarking-matters-for-creators/): AI watermarking is becoming a legal requirement in the EU, and Anthropic and Google DeepMind are shipping the tools to detect it.
- [What is Context Engineering and why is it pivotal for production-grade apps](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/gen-ai/what-is-context-engineering/): Context engineering is the discipline of curating what fills an LLM agent's context window at each step — the practice deciding whether an agent scales.
- [Databricks Data Intelligence Reference Architecture](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/databricks-reference-architecture-swim-lanes/): A tour of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform's reference architecture, from Source and Ingest through Storage, Serve, and Analysis.
- [Frontier Models Reignite the Race: Six Releases in One Week](https://vedcraft.com/tech-news/frontier-models-reignite-the-race/): Grok 4.6, Gemini 3.7 Flash, DeepSeek V4 Pro, GPT-5.6-Cyber, Muse Glimmer, and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning all shipped within days of each other.
- [What Skills Do You Need for an FDE Role? A T-shaped Career Guide](https://vedcraft.com/learning-paths/fde-t-shaped-career-guide/): A T-shaped skill map for the Forward Deployed Engineer role — eight breadth areas, a nine-week agentic AI depth stack, and seven client platforms.
- [NVIDIA Releases Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, a Fast Open Model for Agents](https://vedcraft.com/tech-news/nvidia-releases-nemotron-3-5-lightning/): NVIDIA released Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, a 30B open MoE model with 3B active parameters built for fast, single-GPU agent workflows.
- [Meta Releases Muse Glimmer, a 30B Open Agentic Model, and Debuts Muse Code](https://vedcraft.com/tech-news/meta-releases-muse-glimmer-and-muse-code/): Meta released Muse Glimmer, a 30B open agentic model, and Muse Code, a terminal AI coding agent rivaling Claude Code.
- [Thinking Machines Lab Launches Inkling and Inkling-Small Open-Weight Models](https://vedcraft.com/tech-news/thinking-machines-lab-launches-inkling-and-inkling-small/): Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab launched open-weights model Inkling, plus Inkling-Small, a leaner variant now live on the Tinker platform.
- [DevOps Engineer to LLMOps/AIOps Platform Engineer](https://vedcraft.com/learning-paths/devops-engineer-to-llmops-aiops-platform-engineer/): A seven-stage path from DevOps engineer to LLMOps/AIOps platform engineer — inference serving, AI gateway, agent sandboxing, evals and observability.
- [Data Engineer to AI Data Engineer Learning Path](https://vedcraft.com/learning-paths/data-engineer-to-ai-data-engineer-learning-path/): A seven-stage learning path from data engineer to AI data engineer — embeddings, unstructured pipelines, retrieval as a data product, semantic layer.
- [Java/Python Developer to AI Engineer Learning Path](https://vedcraft.com/learning-paths/java-python-developer-to-ai-engineer-learning-path/): A seven-stage learning path from Java or Python developer to AI engineer — model foundations, context engineering, RAG, agents, evals and production.
- [Developer to Architect: A T-shaped Learning Path](https://vedcraft.com/learning-paths/developer-to-architect-learning-path/): A visual learning path from developer to architect — ten breadth areas, five role rungs, and an honest way to score where your skills actually are today.
- [Top Ten Technology Trends for 2026](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/top-ten-technology-trends-for-2026/): Observing technology trends through the lens of analysts, research organizations, thought leaders, and personal research creates awareness and helps build a broader perspective. This article…
- [Building Intelligent Application with Langchain4j and Java Frameworks](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/gen-ai/building-intelligent-application-with-langchain4j-and-java-frameworks/): With the growing influence of AI in our day to day life, integrating of LLM models/AI in enterprise applications will be going to be an essential/critical part. AI will not be a feature going…
- [Top Ten Technology Trends for 2025](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/top-ten-technology-trends-for-2025/): Observing technology trends by analysts, research companies, and thought leaders creates awareness and helps build a broader perspective. This article synthesizes the top ten technology trends for…
- [Building Intelligent Apps with Agentic AI: Top Frameworks to Watch for in 2025](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/building-intelligent-apps-with-agentic-ai-top-frameworks-to-watch-for-in-2025/): With the rise of Generative AI, 2025 is all set to extend the realm of building intelligent apps to accelerate productivity and efficiency. While LangChain (launched in 2022) became the first popular…
- [Key Takeaways from State of AI Report 2024](https://vedcraft.com/tech-news/key-takeaways-from-state-of-ai-report-2024/): For the last six years (starting in 2018), AI investors Nathan Benaich and Air Street Capital have consistently published the State of AI Report. This article summarizes key takeaways from the 2024…
- [Building Gen AI Apps with Snowflake Cortex as a Foundational AI Platform](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/building-gen-ai-apps-with-snowflake-cortex-as-a-foundational-ai-platform/): An illustrative blog with a reference application applying Snowflake Cortex With Generative AI in mainstream adoption, Snowflake has shared its Generative AI Vision in the past to bring Gen AI and…
- [Top Ten Technology Trends for 2024](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/top-ten-technology-trends-for-2024/): Observing technology trends by analysts, research companies, and thought leaders provides a broader perspective. It not only helps software architects to understand the impact of technologies being…
- [Evolution of In-memory database and in-memory data grid technology](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/evolution-in-memory-database-and-in-memory-data-grid/): Over the years in-memory computing has evolved and played a significant role in modern architecture primarily as part of Data Platform solutions. In-memory data grid and in-memory database/datastore…
- [Top 5 Generative AI News You Should Know (Q1 2024)](https://vedcraft.com/tech-news/top-5-generative-ai-news-you-should-know/): #1 – Google’s launch of Gemini & Gemini 1.5 #2 – Microsoft’s Copilot Pro with AI-powered Product Suite #3 – OpenAI launches Sora and GPT Store #4 – Amazon Expands Bedrock Features & Partnership #5 –…
- [Top 5 Open Source LLMs for Building Gen AI Enterprise Applications](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/top-5-open-source-llms-for-building-gen-ai-enterprise-applications/): Introduction Large Language Models (LLMs) do not need any introduction with the rise of its massive adoption in the industry. Most enterprises have either adopted or planning to adopt an LLM to build…
- [Key Takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2023 for Software Architects](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/key-takeaways-from-aws-reinvent-2023-for-software-architects/): AWS re:Invent 2023 has continued the tradition of being the most happening cloud computing technology event of the year. While there were many sessions covering leadership, partnership, technology…
- [Key Takeaways from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2023](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/key-takeaways-from-kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america-2023/): Since its inception in 2015, the CNCF community has evolved as a global community supporting open source, and vendor-neutral cloud-native technologies. The North American KubeCon + CloudNativeCon…
- [Elevate Your AI Journey with Amazon Bedrock: Unraveling The Key Features](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/elevate-your-ai-journey-with-amazon-bedrock-unraveling-the-key-features/): Amazon Bedrock, which was announced in April 2023, has drawn a lot of attention from businesses looking to leverage their existing AWS architecture for building Generative AI applications. Amazon…
- [Meta launches Code Llama expanding Llama (AI Model) Capabilities](https://vedcraft.com/tech-news/meta-launches-code-llama-expanding-llama-ai-model-capabilities/): Meta released Code Llama, a large language model (LLM) that can use text prompts to generate and discuss code, on August 24, 2023. It has been built on Llama 2 as a foundational model and is free for…
- [HashiCorp’s Licensing Shift to BSL Ignites Debate in the Open Source Community](https://vedcraft.com/tech-news/hashicorps-licensing-shift-to-bsl-ignites-debate-in-the-open-source-community/): HashiCorp announced on August 10, 2023, that they are adopting Business Source License from Mozilla Public License v2.0 (MPL 2.0). Click here to read the announcement and they have also published a…
- [Microsoft’s Partner Ecosystem: A Promising Outlook and Strong Belief with Generative AI and Cloud](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/microsofts-partner-ecosystem-a-promising-outlook-and-strong-belief-with-generative-ai-and-cloud/): Microsoft Ignite 2023, a conference aimed at expanding the partner ecosystem, just came to a close. Key announcements have been summarized below: Microsoft is expanding its partnership with Meta by…
- [Stack Overflow announced Generative AI Capability to Boost Developer’s Productivity](https://vedcraft.com/tech-news/stack-overflow-announced-generative-ai-capability-to-boost-developers-productivity/): Stack Overflow, which is the largest question-and-answer website for developers and technologists serving the community for 10+ years. The below statistics indicate the popularity of the platform in…
- [Unlocking Dynamic and Futuristic Solutions: AI Development with React](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/unlocking-dynamic-and-futuristic-solutions-ai-development-with-react/): Today, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a buzzword. The global AI market size is likely to reach two trillion USD by 2030. Almost all industries around the globe are leveraging it. AI is also…
- [ChatGPT: Unleashing the Power of Customization for Enterprise Apps](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/chatgpt-unleashing-the-power-of-customization-for-enterprise-apps/): With the rise of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, there is a huge momentum to experiment, ideate, and create innovative solutions unleashing the power of ChatGPT. This blog’s focus is to explore the currently…
- [Diving Deep into Service Mesh: Unveiling Its Mechanism, Benefits, and Implementation](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/diving-deep-into-service-mesh-unveiling-its-mechanism-benefits-and-implementation/): Preface With the growing demand for cloud-native architecture, microservice-based architecture has become the popular choice for developing distributed architecture. Microservice helps in developing…
- [Top Microservices Frameworks in Go](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/top-microservices-frameworks-in-go/): This article is an effort to summarize the Top Microservices Frameworks in Go. Considering the flexibility in MSA (Microservices Architecture), these are not mutually exclusive and you can choose as…
- [Key Takeaways from Azure Open Source Day 2023](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/key-takeaways-from-azure-open-source-day-2023/): Microsoft has organized an Azure Open Source Day on March 7, 2023. A key focus of the event was to promote building Cloud-native applications applying Open source technologies along with Azure. This…
- [Top Ten Technology Trends for 2023](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/top-ten-technology-trends-for-2023/): Observing technology trends by analysts, research companies, and thought leaders provides a broader perspective. It not only helps software architects to understand the impact of technologies being…
- [Key Takeaways from AWS reInvent 2022](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/key-takeaways-from-aws-reinvent-2022/): AWS re:Invent 2022 (Nov 28 — Dec 2) has continued the tradition of being the most happening cloud computing technology event. While there were many sessions covering leadership, partnership,…
- [How To Ace The Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Exam](https://vedcraft.com/learning-paths/how-to-ace-the-certified-kubernetes-administrator-cka-exam/): With the growing demand for cloud-native architecture, Kubernetes is becoming a de facto skillset for software architects, developers, and system administrators. While there are different mechanisms…
- [2022 — The Year In Review From Technology Perspective](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/2022-the-year-in-review-from-technology-perspective/): 2022 has been a phenomenal year from a technology perspective accelerating the adoption of digital transformation across the industry. I published an article at the beginning of the year…
- [Tech Tip #7 – Use Google Lighthouse For Improving Quality of Web Pages](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/tech-tips/tech-tip-7-use-google-lighthouse-for-improving-quality-of-web-pages/): Tech Tip: Google Lighthouse (an open source tool) is an automated tool to measure and improve the quality of web pages. It covers user experience aspects of the web page including user interface…
- [Key Takeaways from Google Cloud Next 2022](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/key-takeaways-from-google-cloud-next-2022/): Along with significant product announcements, Google Cloud Next 2022 showed the company’s expanding customer base and partner ecosystem. This article outlines key takeaways from Google Cloud Next…
- [System Design Mind Map For Building Distributed Systems](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/system-design-mind-map-for-building-distributed-systems/): System design is foundational for building software architecture in relation to the system under consideration. For building distributed systems, the role of system design has been the key focus area…
- [Spring Framework Ecosystem for Serverless, Microservices, Event-driven, Reactive Systems](https://vedcraft.com/learning-paths/spring-framework-ecosystem-for-serverless-microservices-event-driven-reactive-systems/): Spring Framework, released almost two decades ago, has progressively established itself as a de facto standard for building Enterprise Java applications. With emerging trends of building applications…
- [3 Emerging Technologies Redefining Application Architecture](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/3-emerging-technologies-redefining-application-architecture/): Technology is an evolving field and while I published a separate article on a broader set of technologies getting momentum in 2022, this article’s focus is to highlight emerging technologies that…
- [Technology Trends and Updates To Know in API Management Ecosystem](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/technology-trends-and-updates-to-know-in-api-management-ecosystem/): With the evolution of enterprise application integration, APIs are the most common interface to exposing functionalities to the wider ecosystem. The rise of Open Banking APIs for financial services,…
- [The Latest Trends in Serverless Application Development ](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/the-latest-trends-in-serverless-application-development/): Serverless computing has established itself in mainstream adoption and started appearing in the technology roadmap for enterprise organizations. Research companies and industry leaders have predicted…
- [Key Takeaways From Google Data Cloud Summit 2022](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/key-takeaways-from-google-data-cloud-summit-2022/): Google organized the Google Data Cloud Summit 2022 conference sharing product announcements, data products’ strategy and roadmap, insights of their products, and customer success stories using Google…
- [5 Lessons Learned From Applying Kubernetes In The Enterprise](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/5-lessons-learned-from-applying-kubernetes-in-the-enterprise/): Kubernetes is no longer a technology under consideration — it is in mainstream adoption and an industry-standard as a container orchestration platform. Kubernetes helps to focus on building…
- [Cloud Native Is The New Architecture Mantra For Core Banking Solutions](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/cloud-native-is-the-new-architecture-mantra-for-core-banking-solutions/): As Cloud-Native technologies are in mainstream adoption, financial services and core banking products have started adopting them across the spectrum. Fintech companies building core banking products…
- [Top Ten Technology Trends For 2022](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/top-ten-technology-trends-for-2022/): Observing technology trends by analysts, research companies, and thought leaders provides a broader perspective. It not only helps software architects to understand the impact of technologies being…
- [Why caching and in-memory data grid is no longer an afterthought](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/caching-in-memory-grid/): Evolution of Caching Technologies In an early stage, caching started with simply putting data into memory (mostly as local cache) in the same processing node (usually an application server).…
- [AWS App Mesh vs. Istio: A Comparison Of Service Mesh](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/aws-appmesh-vs-istio-comparison-of-service-mesh/): Context As Microservices architecture isolates system functionalities into multiple independent services, the communication mechanism between these services plays a key role for a scalable,…
- [5 Steps You Should Know About Building Cloud Solution Architecture on Azure Cloud](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/5-steps-you-should-know-about-building-cloud-solution-architecture-on-azure/): Microsoft Azure is one of the fastest-rising cloud solution providers and with their enriched history of building products, Microsoft has created a knowledge hub to help build cloud solution…
- [Tech Tip #6 – Use C4Model for documenting software architecture in a modern way](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/tech-tips/use-c4model-for-visualizing-software-architecture-in-a-modern-way/): Tech Tip: Using C4Model for documenting software architecture in a modern way using the technique created by a software architect (Simon Brown). It has been inspired by Unified Modeling Language and…
- [5 Books Every Software Architect Should Read](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/5-books-every-software-architect-should-read/): This article starts with selecting 5 books every software architect should read as part of their career journey. These books provide broader coverage of software architecture including architecture…
- [Tech Tip #5 – Use Industry Standards And Guidelines For Documenting And Evaluating Software Architecture](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/tech-tips/use-industry-standards-and-guidelines-for-documenting-and-evaluating-software-architecture/): Tech Tip: Using industry standards and guidelines for documenting and evaluating software architecture provides consistency and common semantics across the entire organization. Software architecture…
- [Top AWS reInvent 2021 Takeaways for Architects](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/top-aws-reinvent-2021-takeaways-for-architects/): AWS re:Invent 2021 (Nov 29 – Dec 3, 2021) has been the key highlight in the technology community particularly after the pandemic. As an in-person attendee, it was a great opportunity to learn,…
- [Tech Tip #4 – Use Lens IDE as a unified tool to manage Kubernetes cluster](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/use-lens-ide-as-a-unified-tool-to-manage-kubernetes-cluster/): Abstraction, flexibility, transparency, and avoiding vendor lock-in are key factors in choosing the suitable Kubernetes management solution. Lens Desktop is a developer-friendly IDE to manage…
- [Top 10 Things to Know About Security As A Software Architect](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/top-10-things-to-know-about-security-as-a-software-architect/): With the rise of security attacks and vulnerabilities, every software architect should focus on security considerations for the system under consideration. This article highlights the top 10 things…
- [5 Awesome Views of Kubernetes Architecture](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/5-awesome-views-of-kubernetes-architecture/): Kubernetes has emerged as a de-facto standard for platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for Microservices, Cloud Native, and emerging architecture patterns. As a software architect, it is essential to not…
- [Tech Tip #3 – Understand DevOps ecosystem to apply trending patterns](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/tech-tips/understand-devops-ecosystem-to-apply-trending-patterns/): Understanding DevOps ecosystem and related CI/CD tools to automate manual operations and apply trending patterns like GitOps, DevSecOps, MLOps, AIOps, DataOps, and many more emerging practices is an…
- [Key Takeaways from CNCF KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA 2021](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/key-takeaways-from-cncf-kubecon-cloudnativecon-na-2021/): CNCF has recently wrapped up a virtual conference (KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2021) with 50+ sessions by engineering experts in Cloud Native technologies. Though this article summarizes…
- [Technology Tip #2 – Use dive as a tool for optimizing Docker or OCI image](https://vedcraft.com/technology-tips/use-dive-as-a-tool-for-optimizing-docker-or-oci-image/): Use dive as a tool for optimizing and exploring a Docker image, layer contents, and discovering ways to shrink the size of your Docker or OCI image Installation Instructions on Mac Machine Install…
- [How to apply user-centered design as a Software Architect?](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/how-to-apply-user-centered-design-as-a-software-architect/): Often as a software architect, the focus is on technology and related software delivery areas. However, awareness and knowledge about design processes help a software architect to deliver the…
- [Technology Tip #1 – Use Vegeta as a Modern Load Testing Tool](https://vedcraft.com/technology-tips/technology-tip-1-use-vegeta-as-a-load-testing-tool/): Use Vegeta as a modern HTTP load testing tool written in Golang. It is built out of a need to drill HTTP services with a constant request rate. It can be used both as a command line utility and a…
- [Top 10 Tips You Should Know As A Modern Software Architect](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/top-10-tips-you-should-know-as-a-modern-software-architect/): With fast-paced technology evolution, software architecture is evolving each day with new patterns and technology choices. This article summarizes the top 10 tips you should know as a modern software…
- [Key Takeaways from SpringOne 2021 Developer Conference](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/key-takeaways-from-springone-2021-developer-conference/): SpringOne is a conference organized by VMWare (earlier Pivotal) is the premier conference for developers and architects building cloud-native software. They have recently concluded SpringOne 2021 on…
- [Modern Technical Buzzwords You Should Know As A Software Architect](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/modern-technical-buzzwords-you-should-know-as-a-software-architect/): With the fast-paced technology landscape, there are modern technical buzzwords every software architect encounters on a day-to-day basis. The purpose of this blog is to enlist the majority of these…
- [Are you an API Architect? Apply these standards for defining Event-driven and RESTful APIs](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/standards-for-defining-event-driven-and-restful-apis/): With the rise of Cloud, Microservices, and Cloud-native technologies, API development is one of the key focus areas for organizations – both from an internal and external integration perspective.…
- [Accelerate Your Cloud Migration Journey With Cloud Assessment Technology](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/role-of-cloud-assessment-tool-in-cloud-migration/): Context Cloud migration is the top priority for IT executives as per the survey by leading research firms. Gartner (in their technology trends 2021) and SaaS vendors like Flexera (published 2021…
- [Essential Engineering Skills For Every Software Architect](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/essential-engineering-craft-for-every-software-architect/): As a software architect in today’s world, expectations of essential engineering craft have increased drastically with the rise of the spectrum of technologies. Full-stack architecture knowledge,…
- [Solution Options for Choosing the Right Kubernetes Management Strategy](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/solution-options-for-choosing-kubernetes-management-strategy/): The emergence of Kubernetes as an industry standard for container orchestration platforms is recognized as one of the key technology trends. Kubernetes ensures that containers are orchestrated and…
- [Evolution of Microservices Frameworks & Services (API) Development in Java](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/evolution-of-microservices-frameworks-in-java/): In continuation to the previous article on Top Microservices Frameworks in Java, the evolution of Java frameworks with service-oriented architecture towards microservices architecture helps to…
- [Engineering Blogs Every Software Architect Should Read](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/engineering-blogs-every-software-architect-should-read/): As a Software Architect, being aware and gaining broader context is a table-stakes in the current environment. But with information overload with many sources (social media, blogs, news articles,…
- [SUSE Is All About Enterprise Linux, Kubernetes, And Edge Computing](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/suse-is-all-about-enterprise-linux-kubernetes-and-edge-computing/): SUSECON has been concluded recently (May 18-20) with 50+ sessions in the area of Enterprise Linux, Kubernetes, and Edge Computing. SUSE has been an avid contributor to Opensource in the area of Cloud…
- [Key Takeaways From Google I/O 2021 Keynote](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/key-takeaways-from-google-io-2021-keynote/): Google I/O 2021 keynote session led by Sundar Pichai (CEO) on May 18 revealed many product updates, innovation stories, technology roadmap, user experience innovations, AI & machine learning…
- [Rise Of Cloud Native With CNCF Ecosystem](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/rise-of-cloud-native-with-cncf-ecosystem/): CNCF has recently wrapped up a virtual conference (KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2021) with 50+ sessions by engineering experts in Cloud-native technologies. Though this article summarizes key…
- [Adobe Is All About Experience Management (Adobe Summit 2021)](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/adobe-is-all-about-experience-management-adobe-summit-2021/): Adobe Summit 2021 has been the talk of the town with 400+ sessions focused on Experience Platform, Analytics, Insights & Activation, B2B Marketing & Offerings, Digital Commerce, Digital Assets &…
- [Redis Is Not Just Caching Platform (RedisConf 2021)](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/redis-not-just-caching-platform-redisconf2021/): RedisConf 2021 has been concluded on Apr 4th with 60+ sessions focused on using Redis as technology to discover the power of real-time data. Redis being the opensource in-memory data store is not…
- [Top Microservices Frameworks In Java](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/top-microservices-java-framework/): This article is an effort to summarize the Top Microservices Frameworks in Java and is listed in no particular priority order. Considering the flexibility in MSA (Microservices Architecture), these…
- [Software Quality Strategy Is Essential For Every Architect](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/software-quality-strategy-is-essential-for-every-architect/): Ensuring software quality is one of the key performance indicators for a software architect. That’s why having a strategy to ensure software quality is an essential aspect of software architect’s key…
- [Elastic Emergence As A Search And Observability Platform](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/elastic-emergence-as-search-observability-platform/): Elastic has recently organized ElasticON virtual conference for North America (on 25th Mar 2021). While this article summarizes key takeaways from the conference, it is evident that Elastic is…
- [When to adopt an emerging technology?](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/when-to-adopt-an-emerging-technology/): As a software architect, you need to make a choice when to adopt emerging technology. As suggested by research companies like Gartner, any emerging technology goes through different phases before…
- [Linux Commands Every Architect Should Know](https://vedcraft.com/learning-paths/linux-commands-every-architect-should-know/): Linux is pervasive in software deployment architecture, and being a hands-on technologist with Linux helps in various ways. This article summarizes most of the commonly used Linux commands &…
- [Free Docker & Kubernetes Courses For Application Architects](https://vedcraft.com/learning-paths/free-docker-kubernetes-courses/): As a full-stack architect, understanding and being hands-on with Docker & Kubernetes helps you to drive end-to-end architecture and technology decisions. This article summarizes free Docker &…
- [Top Ten Metrics You Need To Measure Productivity](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/top-ten-metrics-you-need-to-measure-productivity/): Follow @ankurkumarz Follow @VedcraftTeam Measuring & tracking the progress of any program is key to success as quoted in the famous saying: If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it. Considering…
- [Emerging Open Source IoT Platforms You Should Not Miss](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/emerging-opensource-iot-platforms/): Follow @ankurkumarz Follow @VedcraftTeam With the rise of the Internet of Things, there is an increasing focus on open source IoT platforms for flexibility, cost-effectiveness, interoperability &…
- [How Did We Increase Incident Analysis Efficiency By Over 40 % using Splunk?](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/how-did-we-reduce-incident-resolution-time-using-splunk/): Splunk has been recognized to provide end-to-end data platform capabilities turning data into insights & actionable measures. Logs collection, aggregation, visualization, and insights are table…
- [How To Be A Successful Software Architect with Power of 3 Ps](https://vedcraft.com/learning-paths/successful-software-architect/): To become a successful software architect, you need more than just technical skills. Today’s technology advancements equip you with powerful tools to elevate the business model for your clients in…
- [Microservice Architecture with Spring Cloud, Prometheus, Grafana, and Keycloak using Kubernetes](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/microservice-architecture-spring-cloud-prometheus-grafana/): When I started research on building microservice architecture with completely opensource software, I established the following as key guiding principles: Opensource technology stack, which is proven…
- [Top Ten Technology Trends For 2021](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/top-ten-technology-trends-for-2021/): Based on reports published by research companies like Gartner, Forrester, Bain, Deloitte, there are numerous technology trends predicted for 2021. This article summarizes the top ten technology…
- [Lessons Learned from AWS Services Outage (Nov 2020)](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/lessons-learned-from-aws-outage-nov-2020/): Context, Analysis & Impact Amazon’s internet infrastructure service experienced a multi-hour outage on Wednesday that affected a large portion of the internet. Read more details on The Washington…
- [Don’t Reinvent for Cloud Migration or Adoption Framework](https://vedcraft.com/cloud-migration-adoption-framework/): When it comes to cloud migration or adoption, often organizations get into the practice of building a cloud migration framework before the migration. While having a cloud migration strategy is…
- [5 Factors A New-Age Software Developer Should Strive For](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/5-skills-new-age-software-developer/): As the software industry is evolving rapidly so as the environment, technologies, and expectations from a new age software developer. Particularly in a current situation like COVID, companies retain…
- [5 Reports Every Software Architect Should Read](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/5-reports-every-software-architect-should-read/): #1 – Google’s Accelerate State of DevOps Report Google’s research division has partnered with DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) research program to carry out data-driven insights for effective…
- [Don’t Miss These Critical Success Factors For API Management Using MuleSoft](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/mulesoft-critical-success-factors/): As an enterprise API management solution, MuleSoft has been consistently recognized as a leader by research firms like Gartner (click here for 2020 report). It has built-in & out-of-the-box…
- [Why & How To Get Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) Certified In 4 Weeks](https://vedcraft.com/certifications/get-azure-fundamentals-az-900-certified/): Why To Get Azure Fundamentals? If you are using Azure Cloud, then this question becomes irrelevant. But if you are using Google Cloud or AWS Cloud, it helps to broaden your Cloud perspective by…
- [Don’t miss these learning about Cloud Governance using AWS Organizations](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/aws-organizations-learning/): AWS Organizations (launched in 2017) is a key governance & management service if you are using AWS as a cloud service provider for large or medium scale organization. Key benefits of AWS…
- [3 Simple Tricks Every Architect Should Know About Twelve-Factor App](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/3-tricks-twelve-factor-app/): Twelve-factor app, introduced by Heroku, became a popular reference as principles in building cloud-native or software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. As a software architect, awareness is an…
- [Introduction to Software Architecture](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/introduction-to-software-architecture/): If you are starting your journey as a software architect, getting to know the fundamentals of software architecture as per industry standard (IEEE 42010) is the first step. This slide deck is an…
- [Top 10 Tools You Should Know For Software Architecture and Design Diagrams](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/top-10-tools-you-should-know-for-software-architecture-and-design-diagrams/): As a software architect, the future or current state of architecture and design need to be well-documented to align key stakeholders (developers, architects, security team, business team, product…
- [Standards and Guidelines for Software Architecture](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/standards-and-guidelines-for-software-architecture/): As a software architect, it is important to understand available industry standards to increase your breadth of knowledge and apply the best practices available. Software architecture standards and…
- [Understanding Digital Business Transformation is key for an informed Architect](https://vedcraft.com/tech-trends/digital-business-transformation/): Digital business transformation. A buzz word heavily used now a days, however it means different things for different organizations. Many organizations are either in the middle of a digital…
- [5 Steps for AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification](https://vedcraft.com/certifications/5-steps-to-get-certified-as-aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate-2020/): AWS has launched new version of AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate SAA-C02) in March 2020 and based on my journey of getting certified, would like to share my experience to make you…
- [5 Tips On Creating Effective Physical/Deployment Architecture For Cloud](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/5-tips-physical-architecture-for-cloud/): In continuation with our series on empowering seasoned developers to be successful & informed software architects, this blog’s focus is on creating an effective physical architecture diagram. Read…
- [5 Tips for Creating Effective Logical Architecture](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/5-tips-for-effective-logical-architecture/): A logical architecture helps to visualize and communicate the application’s logical & functional components and depicts future state of the architecture meeting business requirements. A software…
- [Create Class Diagram in 6 Simple Steps](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/create-class-diagram/): A class diagram is an important UML artifact in object-oriented programming & describes the structure of system under design along with relationships among other classes. Step 1 – Download UML…
- [Journey from a software developer to a software architect](https://vedcraft.com/architecture/journey-software-developer-to-architect/): As a developer, there are many challenges and you solve them by applying many techniques such as refactoring, multi-threading, optimization for performance, transaction management, coding rules…

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