Frederick Vanbrabant
@maybefrederick.bsky.social
💻 Head of Architecture Deloitte Belgium
📷 Hobby photographer
📓 Blog at https://frederickvanbrabant.com
#enterprisearchitecture
📷 Hobby photographer
📓 Blog at https://frederickvanbrabant.com
#enterprisearchitecture
"Can you make the architecture diagram a bit more complex? The project is complex and it would be nice if the diagrams reflected that."
February 13, 2026 at 8:49 AM
"Can you make the architecture diagram a bit more complex? The project is complex and it would be nice if the diagrams reflected that."
Yesterday I published a new article about Data Mesh and CDN's. frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2026-02... #enterprisearchitecture #DDD #datamesh
The middle ground between canonical models and data mesh
Explore the delirious rantings of Frederick Vanbrabant. A blog focused on the intersection of Enterprise Architecture, product, and business strategy.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Yesterday I published a new article about Data Mesh and CDN's. frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2026-02... #enterprisearchitecture #DDD #datamesh
Architectural debt spans three layers: technical (integration patterns, vendor lock-in), business (ownership,), and strategy (misaligned capability maps).
The strategy layer is the most dangerous - bad assumptions there can derail 3-5 year plans.
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The strategy layer is the most dangerous - bad assumptions there can derail 3-5 year plans.
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Architectural debt is not just technical debt
Frederick's delirious rants
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November 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Architectural debt spans three layers: technical (integration patterns, vendor lock-in), business (ownership,), and strategy (misaligned capability maps).
The strategy layer is the most dangerous - bad assumptions there can derail 3-5 year plans.
frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-10...
The strategy layer is the most dangerous - bad assumptions there can derail 3-5 year plans.
frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-10...
Today is new joiners day at the office. These days rank among the best for sneaking in and scooping up some reception food
September 2, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Today is new joiners day at the office. These days rank among the best for sneaking in and scooping up some reception food
One of the most important lessons I've learned in Enterprise Architecture, "the question behind the question"
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The Real Ask
When someone comes to you with a question to do something, instead of blindly doing the ask, take a step back and try to understand what they actually want to achieve. Often this task might actually n...
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July 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
One of the most important lessons I've learned in Enterprise Architecture, "the question behind the question"
#EnterpriseArchitecture
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#EnterpriseArchitecture
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One of the first things you want to know when you start your cost reduction is actually knowing what your things cost.
#enterprise-architecture #it-management #CTO
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#enterprise-architecture #it-management #CTO
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The cost of ownership of a 1000 applications
One of the first things you want to know when you start you cost reduction, is actually knowing what your things costs. This is weirdly something not a lot of companies actually know. Today we will ta...
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June 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
One of the first things you want to know when you start your cost reduction is actually knowing what your things cost.
#enterprise-architecture #it-management #CTO
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#enterprise-architecture #it-management #CTO
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Over the years, I’ve settled into a structure that helps me define projects that not only link to the strategy above but also looks at my own team’s environment, I thought I’d share it. #enterprisearchitecture #itmgmt #strategy
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Choosing where to spend my team’s effort
It's the start of a new fiscal year and that's always a time to look forward and define strategy: What are we gonna work on these next months. I've always handled the same structure in defining my str...
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June 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Over the years, I’ve settled into a structure that helps me define projects that not only link to the strategy above but also looks at my own team’s environment, I thought I’d share it. #enterprisearchitecture #itmgmt #strategy
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Reposted by Frederick Vanbrabant
Teach a robot to fish and soon you won't remember how to.
June 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Teach a robot to fish and soon you won't remember how to.
Reposted by Frederick Vanbrabant
sisyphus at daily standup: i had to roll back some changes
June 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
sisyphus at daily standup: i had to roll back some changes
I'm happy there is something new happening in UI land, we've been on the flat design for so long now and it always felt very lazy to me. I do think that the new way Android is going is a lot more useable than the Apple route. Guess the future will tell.
June 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I'm happy there is something new happening in UI land, we've been on the flat design for so long now and it always felt very lazy to me. I do think that the new way Android is going is a lot more useable than the Apple route. Guess the future will tell.
@johncutle.fish hey John, at @dddeu.bsky.social we briefly talked about business capabilities. Wish we could have talked more about them. Some time ago, I wrote down my thoughts about them here: frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2024-07...
Business Capabilities, how I like to use them
So we should probably start with this right? Business capabilities (further in this article referred to as capabilities) are the backbone of enterprise architecture. They are also, sadly, one of the m...
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June 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
@johncutle.fish hey John, at @dddeu.bsky.social we briefly talked about business capabilities. Wish we could have talked more about them. Some time ago, I wrote down my thoughts about them here: frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2024-07...
Last week, over drinks, a friend and I debated the role of software in an organization.
#enterpriseArchitecture #BizArch #software #solutionarchitecture #itmanagement
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#enterpriseArchitecture #BizArch #software #solutionarchitecture #itmanagement
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What's the role of software in an organization
the main role software has in an organization is to facilitate processes. My friend argued that this is a strict and maybe overly theoretical view of software in the workplace. He might be right, but ...
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June 2, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Last week, over drinks, a friend and I debated the role of software in an organization.
#enterpriseArchitecture #BizArch #software #solutionarchitecture #itmanagement
frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-05...
#enterpriseArchitecture #BizArch #software #solutionarchitecture #itmanagement
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Enterprise Architects often talk about PPT, I always talk about PPTI. Wrote a post to explain why I think Information is just as important #enterprisearchitect #ppt #archimate #bizarch frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-05...
People, Processes, Technology and Information
In this post, I will argue that you can't work towards a goal without **information**. After all, all of the connections in people, processes and technologies have one thing in common: there is inform...
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May 19, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Enterprise Architects often talk about PPT, I always talk about PPTI. Wrote a post to explain why I think Information is just as important #enterprisearchitect #ppt #archimate #bizarch frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-05...
Thanks, Chatgpt, but I'll take my music theory lessons elsewhere.
May 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Thanks, Chatgpt, but I'll take my music theory lessons elsewhere.
Japan is pretty cool
April 24, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Japan is pretty cool
The vagueness of the terminology is really an issue in the field of architecture. Even among architects themselves, so here is my take. #enterprisearchitecture #bizarch #solutionarchitecture #itmanagement
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Avoiding vague hand waving: What is Enterprise Architecture
One of the most confusing things about architecture is the vagueness of the naming that surrounds it. Not only for non architects that often don't really know in detail what all the different discipli...
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April 18, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The vagueness of the terminology is really an issue in the field of architecture. Even among architects themselves, so here is my take. #enterprisearchitecture #bizarch #solutionarchitecture #itmanagement
frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-04...
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The real title was going to be “Business strategy is like a lizard: It leaves behind its tail while it grows a new one,” but that was just too long. #strategy #enterpriseArchitecture #togaf frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-04...
Business strategy is like a lizard
Well the real title was going to be 'business strategy is like a lizard, it leaves behind it's tail while it grows a new one' but that was just too long.
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April 7, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The real title was going to be “Business strategy is like a lizard: It leaves behind its tail while it grows a new one,” but that was just too long. #strategy #enterpriseArchitecture #togaf frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-04...
I discovered a new podcast called The Enterprise Architecture Experience. In it, Svyatoslav Kotusev was interviewed, they discussed the uses of Archimate. The comments really resonated with me, so I wrote a post about them. frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-3-... #EnterpriseArchitecture #archimate
What's the use of Archimate anyway
Is Archimate an effective enterprise architecture tool, or just an ivory tower language? Inspired by a podcast with Svyatoslav Kotusev, I dive into its usability, challenges, and why I still use it.
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March 24, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I discovered a new podcast called The Enterprise Architecture Experience. In it, Svyatoslav Kotusev was interviewed, they discussed the uses of Archimate. The comments really resonated with me, so I wrote a post about them. frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-3-... #EnterpriseArchitecture #archimate
This weekend, I wrote about running an enterprise architecture office like a skunkworks project. frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-03... #EnterpriseArchitecture #SkunkWorks #Innovation #TechLeadership #AgileArchitecture
Enterprise architectural skunk works
Most big organizations I've worked with are more akin to an ecosystem of multiple smaller companies. These smaller companies all share the same umbrella of the bigger total but internally compete for ...
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March 10, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This weekend, I wrote about running an enterprise architecture office like a skunkworks project. frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-03... #EnterpriseArchitecture #SkunkWorks #Innovation #TechLeadership #AgileArchitecture
This weekend I talked about how to scope out your enterprise architecture frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-02... #EnterpriseArchitecture #EA #DigitalTransformation #TechnologyStrategy
Mapping out an organization is a massive task
A big part of enterprise architecture is keeping your architecture model up to date. Without this model, it's impossible to do your real job in advising projects, strategy and general company awarenes...
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February 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
This weekend I talked about how to scope out your enterprise architecture frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-02... #EnterpriseArchitecture #EA #DigitalTransformation #TechnologyStrategy
I’ve just completed my weekend project, and it's not even 5 pm yet! www.groundcntrl.info Ground Cntrl is a tracker for live data from the ISS. #space #internationalspacestation #nasa
MISSION CONTROL: HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT SYSTEMSGROUND CONTROL
GROUND CONTROL: LIVE ISS DATA FEED
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February 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I’ve just completed my weekend project, and it's not even 5 pm yet! www.groundcntrl.info Ground Cntrl is a tracker for live data from the ISS. #space #internationalspacestation #nasa
I’ve bought what I swore never to buy, a printer
February 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I’ve bought what I swore never to buy, a printer
I've been thinking a lot about how you can organise data and information in an organization. Decided to write it down and share it with you: frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-02... #architecture #enteprisearchitecture #data
Modeling data and information in an organization
The last weeks I've been focusing a lot on the data and information models in architecture. Organizations have so much data flowing around that it's hard to effectively map it all out. That's a shame ...
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February 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I've been thinking a lot about how you can organise data and information in an organization. Decided to write it down and share it with you: frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-02... #architecture #enteprisearchitecture #data