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Technology Architecture in Practice

A comprehensive reference for enterprise technology architects. 35 chapters covering cloud, networks, security, IAM, Zero Trust, governance, and emerging technologies. Grounded in TOGAF, SABSA, and NIST frameworks.

There is a question I have been asked repeatedly, in different formulations, but always with the same underlying uncertainty: What does a technology architect actually do?

I heard it from project managers who did not know when to involve the architect. From young professionals who wanted to grow into the role but did not know what it truly entailed. And — what struck me most — from practitioners who had held the title for years and could not have given a clear answer.

This confusion reflects the real state of a profession that has not yet managed to define itself clearly — for those who practice it, for the organizations that employ them, and for the teams who work alongside them.

This book is my answer to that question.

Technology Architecture in Practice is a comprehensive guide for technology architects, cloud architects, network and security architects, and senior IT practitioners who aspire to this role. In 35 chapters organized across five parts, it covers the entire domain: from conceptual foundations and reference frameworks (TOGAF, SABSA, NIST) to organizational governance, through 14 technical infrastructure domains covered in depth.

This book is built around a central thesis: Technical depth is a prerequisite for architectural governance — not a contradiction with it.