Brett Knapik
Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, United States
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I'm an architectural and technical leader with over a decade of experience designing and…
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The Hidden Axis of Software Architecture: Cost
The Hidden Axis of Software Architecture: Cost
Modern software systems are often evaluated against four dominant quality attributes: Availability, Performance…
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How Domain-Driven Design Helped Us Prevent PHI Leaks in Production Logs
How Domain-Driven Design Helped Us Prevent PHI Leaks in Production Logs
While building a Class III medical device for processing pharmacy orders, we found ourselves dealing with sensitive…
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Microservices are the Last Resort
Microservices are the Last Resort
The industry loves microservices. But most teams don’t need them.
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The Polyglot Tax: Taming Complexity in Microservice Architectures
The Polyglot Tax: Taming Complexity in Microservice Architectures
In technology circles, “polyglot” has an almost mythical status. It’s the badge of modern engineering maturity: the…
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Scaling Humans with Microservices
Scaling Humans with Microservices
I have interviewed dozens of engineers over the years and inevitably, we talk about microservices. Often the…
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"A computer must never make a management decision." — IBM, 1979 Yes, this was a real slide from IBM’s training course. And yes, we’ve come a very…
"A computer must never make a management decision." — IBM, 1979 Yes, this was a real slide from IBM’s training course. And yes, we’ve come a very…
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In today’s companies, especially as they grow, the CFO role has expanded far beyond the numbers. Yes, financial stewardship is the core. But a modern…
In today’s companies, especially as they grow, the CFO role has expanded far beyond the numbers. Yes, financial stewardship is the core. But a modern…
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McKinsey has built the most profitable AI business in the world without training a single model. How? They don't sell technology. They sell…
McKinsey has built the most profitable AI business in the world without training a single model. How? They don't sell technology. They sell…
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NPCNinja - Fantasy Character Artwork Generator
NPCNinja is a tool to create fantasy and science fiction character artwork for use in table top gaming, worldbuilding, and writing. I wrote this as a tool to help my friends with our table top gaming sessions. It is written completely in Rust, DynamoDB, and Lambdas.
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Veritas Engine - C++ Game Engine
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Veritas Engine was a simple game engine that allowed me to work with C++ and realtime graphics. It included an asset conditioning pipeline, skeletal animations, and resource management using DirectX11.
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Spinning off innovation is hard. With rising financial pressures, many health systems are feeling urgent pressure to find new sources of revenue…
Spinning off innovation is hard. With rising financial pressures, many health systems are feeling urgent pressure to find new sources of revenue…
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𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 When an architecture leadership…
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𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆—𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝘁’𝘀…
𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆—𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝘁’𝘀…
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The Hidden Cost of Game Downtime in Family Entertainment Centers (FECs) Every minute a game is down, you’re not just losing plays, you’re losing…
The Hidden Cost of Game Downtime in Family Entertainment Centers (FECs) Every minute a game is down, you’re not just losing plays, you’re losing…
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𝗡𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸. I’ve been in boardrooms where everyone swears they have…
𝗡𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸. I’ve been in boardrooms where everyone swears they have…
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𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗧 If you’ve never worked with a…
𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗧 If you’ve never worked with a…
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As companies grow, their financial needs become more complex. That’s when roles like VP of Finance and VP of FP&A start entering the conversation…
As companies grow, their financial needs become more complex. That’s when roles like VP of Finance and VP of FP&A start entering the conversation…
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