Chapter 4 – Curiosity and Learning Most of what I’ve discussed in the past three chapters has not centered around technical things. This chapter will pivot on that point a bit. I did say earlier that the vast majority of an architect’s responsibilities will center around long term designs, and socializing those designs with other folks. In other words: staring…
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Becoming An IT Architect: Chapter 3 – Transactional vs Social
Chapter 3 – Transactional vs Social Interactions This topic is a bit challenging, but not for any bad reason whatsoever. I assume the majority of the folks reading this are techie introverts on the Myers Briggs intro-extroversion scale. I, myself, score so far into the introversion side of the scale, I’m basically off the charts. With that, sometimes, comes a…
Becoming An IT Architect: Chapter 2 – Strategic vs Tactical Mindsets
Chapter 2 – Strategic vs Tactical Mindsets Before I get too far into this chapter, I want to make sure the audience understands a couple of things: I’m speaking from the perspective of a Network Engineer who made the move to Network Architect I’m not, in any way, shape, or form trying to shame, put down, or insult the engineering…
Becoming An IT Architect: Chapter 1 – New Tools
Introduction With this series of posts, bite-sized in length, I intend to help folks who want to make the transition from IT Engineer to IT Architect. I’m using the generic “IT” to represent server, security, networking, etc. I can speak specifically from the perspective of a network engineer moving into network architecture, but the very high level concepts should apply…