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2225 terms, tools, patterns and metrics an architect is expected to use precisely. Each one gets a short explanation of what it is, and — where it matters — what it is commonly confused with. Search filters as you type; the column headers sort.

All areas2225 Architecture Fundamentals77 Distributed Systems107 Data Architecture110 Cloud Architecture94 Networking88 API & Integration Architecture82 Reliability & Resilience75 Observability70 Performance & Capacity Engineering72 Security Architecture86 Cost Architecture & FinOps71 Business Architecture67 Architecture Communication67 Enterprise Architecture66 Legacy Modernization71 AI-Era Architecture74 Software Architecture & Engineering71 Architecture Patterns71 Architecture Decision-Making63 The Architect's Meta-Skills61 Delivery & Release Engineering66 Platform Engineering & Developer Experience70 Testing & Quality Architecture66 Data Platform Architecture69 Streaming & Real-Time Data69 Data Governance & Semantics74 Frontend & Experience Architecture66 Edge, Mobile & IoT68 Regulatory & Data Protection Architecture65 Assurance, Audit & Model Risk69
Kind Any concept801 practice736 pattern377 metric127 case-study77 tool62 protocol45

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Term Kind Topic What it is
Adoption Curve metric Platform Adoption The proportion of teams actually using a platform capability over time, which is the only honest measure of whether the platform is working.
Platform Adoption metric Platform Adoption The proportion of eligible teams and workloads actually using the platform, treated as the platform's primary product metric.
Service Maturity Scorecard Production Readiness Scorecard practice Platform Adoption An automated per-service assessment against the organisation's operational standards, visible to the owning team.
Time to First Success Time to Hello World, Onboarding Latency practice Platform Adoption How long it takes a new team to get something working on the platform - the single best proxy for developer experience and the strongest predictor of adoption.
Voluntary Adoption Pull-Based Adoption, Chosen Uptake, Non-Mandated Usage concept Platform Adoption Usage of a platform by teams that could have chosen otherwise - which is the only measurement that indicates whether the platform is actually useful, and which a mandate permanently destroys.