Ideas and field notes
Better ways to see and explain infrastructure.
Practical writing about cloud architecture, technical communication, visualization, and the systems behind Arcentry.
Isometric Mermaid Diagrams with Arcentry
Mermaid architecture diagrams now work in Arcentry, with semantic layout, alignment directives, and editable components.
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Arcentry is back - and better than ever.
Six years ago, I wrote a somewhat heartfelt blog post called Discontinuing Arcentry. In it, I talked about walking my dog (a very fluffy Samoyed) until she didn’t want to walk …
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Service Mesh VS API Gateway VS Message Queue - when to use what?
This post aims to shed some light onto the various ways to organize communication amongst microservices and when a Service Mesh, an API Gateway or a Message Queue might be the best …
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Talking about tech is so hard, its a wonder we can do it at all
Opportunities and pitfalls of the layered metaphors we use when talking about tech.
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How to create 3D Cloud Architecture Diagrams with Arcentry
A video tutorial, showcasing many features that make working with Arcentry much more efficient.
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Democratizing Industry 4.0
This post outlines our vision to bring the use Arcentry to bring the benefits of the fourth industrial revolution to companies of any size, anywhere in the world.
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At 22 years old, Postgres might just be the most advanced database yet
From Pub-Sub messaging to Foreign Data Wrappers - five extraordinary features that made Postgres our backend of choice for Arcentry
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What comes after serverless?
Right now, serverless seems like the pinnacle of cloud computing architectures. But what will come after it? And what obstacles will its successor need to overcome?
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Four predictions for the next decade of Cloud Computing
The cloud is fundamentally reshaping itself - from "someone else's computer" to an organic, dynamic, self-orchestrating network of nodes that delivers unparalleled business value. …
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An introduction to medieval cities and cloud security
Establishing trusted zones, limiting access points and applying proxies are only some of the five principles for securing cloud infrastructure that we can learn from medieval city …
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Arcentry API: Programmable Cloud Diagrams
We're excited to announce our new REST API that lets you control every aspect of your cloud diagram in realtime
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What the f*** is the edge?
The edge - or edge-computing has become the latest installment in a never ending chain of tech-buzzwords electrifying investors and managers alike. But beyond the hype lies a …
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How to choose a database in 2018
Choosing the right database for your project has never been an easy task - but with the advent of cloud storage, key value, graph, no-sql and wide column stores it has become more …
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Our (not so smooth) journey productising a serverless app on AWS
A summary of our journey developing, testing and deploying a serverless app on AWS
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Embed interactive cloud diagrams directly into your website
Sometimes your architecture gets too complex to fit into a single picture to put on your website or presentation. Sometimes you want to give your blog's readers something a little …
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Scaling webapps for newbs & non-techies
Have you ever wondered what steps are involved to scale a tiny webapp to Facebook-like dimensions? This guide gives a quick overview over the various steps, principles and …
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Why building a cloud management AI starts with a diagram drawing app
We humans can barely keep up with the acceleration in cloud computing. What started as a simple "server owned by someone else" is increasingly evolving into a complex system. And, …
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