Chapter 17
Problem-Prevention Culture through the Well-Architected Framework
The last phase of the Value Flywheel Effect focuses on creating long-term value over short-term gains. Well-architected systems and sustainability combine in this phase to create a culture of problem prevention as opposed to incident management. Long-term value in a system is often hard to describe, but it’s easy to recognize when a team focuses on problem prevention—both from the attitude of the team and the lack of outages.
In a similar way, architecture has always been a source of great confusion. Is it a role? A responsibility? An attribute of the system? Is it important? And do we need it anymore? Is it a picture? What does it even mean? But understanding and focusing ...
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