Architecture
Well, of course ACID consistency exists – and it is a good thing that it exists. Thus, feel free to call the post title clickbait … ;)
Standardization is a two-edged sword. It has a value, but it also comes at a price.
This post is about another “evergreen” in IT: The fallacy that only business features have business value.
API design is a huge topic these days and you find a lot of information about how to design good APIs. Unfortunately, most of it is about tools or technology: Use Tool X for great APIs! Use technology Y and everything will be fine!
Lately, I had a discussion with an on-premises data center manager who claimed that public cloud does not leverage any cost advantages over on-premises computing. His numbers would even prove that public cloud is more expensive than the on-premises operations they offer.