What Twenty Years of Ellucian Banner Taught Me About Integration Debt
Higher-ed ERP systems outlive every integration you bolt onto them. Here is how I keep Banner integrations from becoming the next decade’s incident report.
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Migrating a Legacy Frontend to Next.js Without Stopping the Roadmap
A full rewrite is rarely approved and rarely survives contact with a live roadmap. Here is the route-by-route approach that actually ships.
Read ArticleREST, GraphQL, or Both? A Pragmatic Decision Framework
The API-style debate is usually framed as a religious war. In practice the right answer depends on who is calling the API and how often the shape of the data changes.
Read ArticleWhy Clean Architecture Pays Off in Long-Running Government Platforms
Shipping is easy; surviving ten years of regulatory change is not. Here is how clear boundaries between domain, application, and infrastructure keep a platform evolvable.
Read ArticleTwenty Years of Enterprise Delivery in the UAE: Patterns That Repeat
From weigh-bridge logistics to university ERP — different domains, same few failure modes. Here is what I optimise for on day one.
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