Organization
Four Types of Organization Cancer
I’m a cancer survivor. Not the kind of biological cancer that took both my grandfathers and has affected many of my friends and family, but the evil and…
Growth Blog
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Scalability and technology consulting advice for SaaS and technology companies — from the AKF Partners team.
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Architecture
Microservice vs Monolith...that is the Question
There seems to be a growing movement online fighting against microservices. The movement itself shouldn’t alarm anyone, such backlash is common with the…
Architecture
AKF CTO Bootcamp and Architect Workshops in Scottsdale
AKF Partners Workshops in Scottsdale AKF Partners will offer two different workshops in our Scottsdale office later this year. The first is our CTO Bootcamp, a…
Leadership
Effective Team Communications – Speak with Precision and Accuracy (and Avoid Mouth Turds)
There are many reasons why startups represent the vast majority (virtually all) of the disruptive innovation in the US specifically and the world broadly. The…
Architecture
AKF Availability Cube
The AKF Availability Cube is a model to guide discussions on how to achieve high availability, as well as a tool to evaluate the theoretical "as designed"…
Organization
AKF Partners Announces European Expansion
AKF Partners started its life nearly 13 years ago with a focus, passion and construction unlike any other consulting firm.
Architecture
Backend for Frontend (BFF) Pattern: The Dos and Don’ts of the BFF Pattern
Backend for Frontend Overview In the Backend for Frontend pattern, a service (“the backend”) serves as a termination point for a requesting interface (“the…
Process
The Best Definition of Done for Agile
Many of our clients struggle with ensuring that the solutions they create meet the needs of both their business and their customers. The exact symptoms of the…
Organization
The 5-95 Rule
The Problem – Too Much Planning, Too Little Execution
Process
Focus Versus Agility in Business, Product Management and Product Development
Two of the most common statements we hear from our clients are:
Architecture
Measuring Availability
As a company matures from a startup to a growing business, there are a number of measurables that become table stakes – basic tools for managing a business.…
Technical Diligence
Technical Debt
For over a decade, AKF has been on a number of engagements where we have seen technology organizations put off a large portion of engineering effort wrangling…