Guiding Principles
The beliefs that shape every decision
Business Value Over Tools
Technology exists to serve business outcomes. Every investment must demonstrate clear value.
Governance Before Scaling
Establish guardrails first, then enable growth. Ungoverned expansion creates technical debt.
Automation First
If a process runs more than twice, automate it. Human effort is too valuable for repetitive tasks.
Security by Design
Security is not a feature to add later. It's foundational to every architecture decision.
Data as an Asset
Treat data with the same rigor as financial assets. Quality, governance, and protection matter.
Simplicity Wins
The best solution is often the simplest. Complexity is the enemy of adoption and maintenance.
Business Applications Strategy
A vision for scalable, governed, and value-driven enterprise systems
"Technology that serves the business, not the other way around"
My approach to Business Applications centers on creating a unified, scalable ecosystem where ERP, identity, automation, and business systems work together seamlessly to drive measurable business outcomes.
Enterprise Resource Planning
Centralizing financial, operational, and supply chain processes into a single source of truth that enables data-driven decision making.
Identity & Access Management
Implementing zero-trust principles with streamlined access governance, ensuring security without sacrificing user experience.
Intelligent Automation
Eliminating manual processes through strategic automation, freeing talent to focus on high-value activities.
Integrated Business Systems
Breaking down silos through purpose-built integrations that enable real-time data flow across the enterprise.
Application Selection Principles
Business Value First
Every application must demonstrate clear ROI and alignment with strategic objectives before consideration.
Scalability by Design
Solutions must accommodate 10x growth without architectural redesign or prohibitive cost increases.
Governance-Ready
Built-in compliance, audit trails, and role-based access are non-negotiable requirements.
Integration Capability
Preference for applications with robust APIs and proven integration patterns within the Microsoft ecosystem.
Application & Infrastructure Landscape
The enterprise systems and IT infrastructure I architect, manage, and govern
ERP
Core business operations and financial management
Microsoft 365
Productivity and collaboration platform
Identity & Access
Security and access governance
Automation
Process automation and orchestration
Integrations
System connectivity and data flow
Data & Reporting
Business intelligence and analytics
Server & Virtualization
On-premises and hybrid server infrastructure
Networking & Firewalls
Network infrastructure and perimeter security
ITSM & Operations
IT service management and operational processes
Enterprise Architecture
Architectural blueprints across key domains
ERP Architecture
Business Central as the core ERP with extensions and satellite systems
Business Central Online
Core ERP
Custom Extensions
Industry-specific functionality
Power Apps
User-facing applications
Azure Functions
Background processing
Principles
Identity Architecture
Zero-trust identity with Entra ID at the center
Entra ID
Identity provider
Conditional Access
Policy enforcement
PIM
Privileged access
B2B/B2C
External identities
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Integration Architecture
Event-driven integration with Azure as the backbone
Service Bus
Message broker
Logic Apps
Orchestration
API Management
API gateway
Event Grid
Event routing
Principles
Data Architecture
Layered data platform enabling analytics and AI
Azure SQL
Relational data
Dataverse
Low-code data
Data Lake
Raw data storage
Power BI
Visualization
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