Tag: architecture

12 posts tagged with "architecture"

• AI Copilots vs Custom AI on Azure: When to Build and When to Buy

  February 25, 2026

  Real cost math comparing Microsoft Copilot at $30/user/month to Azure OpenAI at pennies per query. Decision framework for architects choosing build vs buy.

• Architecture Diagrams with Draw.io MCP Server and Claude Code

  February 24, 2026

  Generate swimlanes, ERDs, and integration maps from text using Claude Code and the Draw.io MCP server. Free, git-friendly, no Visio needed.

• Logic Apps as MCP Servers - The Architecture That Actually Works

  February 23, 2026

  Turn Azure Logic Apps into MCP servers for AI agents. Two approaches, auth gotchas, cost math, and the architecture diagram Microsoft didn't draw.

• Agentic Development with Claude Code: The Setup That Actually Works

  February 20, 2026

  Build a multi-agent development environment with persistent memory, quality gates, and automated pipelines. The setup that turned one CLI tool into a content factory.

• Generating 20+ Architecture Diagrams in Minutes: A Batch-Generation Pattern

  February 19, 2026

  Generate ERDs, network topologies, security models, CI/CD pipelines, and integration maps from code. The batch-generation pattern that replaces weeks of Visio work.

• 15 Rules for Perfect Architecture Diagram Arrows

  February 17, 2026

  Zero crossings, zero diagonals, 20px clearance, perfect fan-out symmetry. The 15 rules that separate professional diagrams from auto-generated mess.

• Building AI Solutions on Azure: The Architecture That Actually Works

  February 13, 2026

  Real Azure AI architecture with cost math, RAG patterns, and pricing traps that Microsoft's diagrams leave out.

• What AI Gets Wrong on Power Platform: Common Anti-Patterns and How to Correct Them

  February 6, 2026

  AI proposes the most common Power Automate patterns by default, which is wrong for many real solutions. Here are the anti-patterns to watch for and how to correct them via spec discipline.

• Spec-Driven Power Platform: Series Overview

  February 3, 2026

  A connected methodology for building Power Automate solutions: spec-first authoring, tag-based architecture, notification separation, FetchXML over OData, and programmatic solution packaging.

• Tag-Based Flow Architecture in Power Automate

  January 13, 2026

  Entity-area tags turn a flat list of Power Automate flows into a navigable architecture. A naming system that maps to ADO, source control, and AI agent batches.

• Notification Architecture That Cannot Break Your Business Logic

  January 9, 2026

  Separate Power Automate notification flows from business logic. One rule: notification flows read Dataverse and send email, never write back. The notification layer becomes disposable without business risk.

• Living Documentation in Git - Why Your SharePoint Word Docs Are Dead

  December 16, 2025

  Move architecture diagrams and technical docs from SharePoint Word files into git. Version with code, review in PRs, never let docs go stale again.