Notes
Field notes.
Occasional, longer-form writing — on infrastructure, product decisions, and the thinking behind both the professional work and Sam.
18 August 2026 · 4 min read
Why your bank balance is not your Available to Spend
A bank balance tells you what's happened. It's the wrong number for deciding what's safe to spend next.
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Supportability is an architecture decision
Why progressing from support into technical design changes the way you approach architecture — for good.
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Changing infrastructure that cannot simply stop
Notes on planning technical transformation inside live, 24/7 operational environments that don't get a maintenance window.
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