Complexity Stinks - Just Like the USS Flier's Toilets!

Ever hear about the USS Flier's toilet troubles? It's a wild story that mirrors the messes we create in IT architecture. We tend to overcomplicate things, piling on features and connections like there's no tomorrow. This path leads to more risk, bigger bills for upkeep, and a whole lot of headaches when trying to build anything new. It's a call to keep designs simple, solid, and to plan for things to go wrong. We need to test the heck out of everything. The key? Don't forget the basic architectural principles. This episode is presented by platformeconomies.com - and if you are interested in matters of architecture, make sure to get my book on IT Architecture today: ⁠https://a.co/d/gK7YzOL⁠ (US) / ⁠https://amzn.to/3OkwqE9⁠ (DE)