Application Modernization – Understanding Business Requirements, Rules & Their Roles

Reading Time: 4 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: July 26, 2024 Version: 1.0 1. The Strategic Imperative for Modernization Application modernization is a critical business initiative to update legacy software, aligning it Read More …

Auditor Became CISSP – Never Performed in Projects & in IS Development, Would You Hire Him for Your Infrastructure Platform Management? Can or Should that Knowledge Gap be Admissible?

Reading Time: 6 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint (Summary) Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: June 1, 2024 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 1. The Core Dilemma: Assessor vs. Builder Mindset We are observing worldwide adoption on CISSP Read More …

OSS & BSS Requirements in the Enterprise Applications

Reading Time: 4 minutes1. Executive Summary This document outlines a comprehensive blueprint for Operations Support Systems (OSS) and Business Support Systems (BSS) requirements within modern enterprise applications. Traditionally the domain of telecommunications, the principles of OSS and BSS are now critical for any Read More …

Why You Should NOT Build Your Enterprise Application with Laravel & MySQL

Reading Time: 4 minutesStatus: Final Blueprint Author: Shahab Al Yamin Chawdhury Organization: Principal Architect & Consultant Group Research Date: July 21, 2025 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Version: 1.0 1. Executive Summary 2. Deep Dive: Laravel-Specific Concerns for Enterprise Use 3. Deep Dive: MySQL-Specific Concerns Read More …

Multicloud Security – Make it More Effective

Reading Time: 4 minutesTable of Contents 1. Executive Summary Enterprises embracing two or more public clouds face unique security challenges: inconsistent controls, blind spots, and operational complexity. This report outlines a holistic architecture—spanning network fabric, resilient application platforms, identity-centric access, client-specific handling, and Read More …

Forgetting About Machine Identity Integration?

Reading Time: 3 minutesMachine Identity Security (MIS) or Machine Identity Management (MIM) is another critical aspect of cybersecurity that focuses on securing and managing the digital identities of machines, such as servers, applications, and IoT devices, which is currently overlooked due to lack Read More …

DDoS Protection for Your Organization

Reading Time: 3 minutesProtecting an organization from DDoS attacks requires a multi-layered approach, including prevention, mitigation, and continuous monitoring. Here’s a breakdown of key strategies: Image Source: How Cloudflare auto-mitigated world record 3.8 Tbps DDoS attack Strategy 1. Preventing DDoS Attacks 2. Securing Read More …

LACP Use Case Scenario

Reading Time: 2 minutesLACP, or Link Aggregation Control Protocol, is required when you need to aggregate multiple physical links into a single logical link to enhance bandwidth, redundancy, and network reliability. This is typically needed when connecting servers or high-volume data transfers, or Read More …

Cloud Computing Reference Architecture

Reading Time: 9 minutesImage Source: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication500-292.pdf Cloud computing has become an integral part of modern IT infrastructure, enabling enterprises to achieve scalability, efficiency, and agility. This paper discusses the Cloud Computing Reference Architecture (CCRA), including its key adoption requirements, standard bodies of knowledge Read More …

The Need for a New Integrated GRC Architecture

Reading Time: 3 minutesImage source: OCEG Organizations face unprecedented challenges in governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC). The increasing complexity of risks, regulations, and operational demands necessitates a modern, integrated approach to GRC. To connect the dots between risks, compliance, and other GRC elements that Read More …

CISO Due Diligence

Reading Time: 2 minutesCISO due diligence refers to the process a CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) and their team conduct to assess the cybersecurity posture and practices of an organization or third party, particularly during mergers and acquisitions, or before entering into a Read More …

AZURE | AWS | ORACLE: A Data Lake Architecture along with a Textual Representation of its Structure.

Reading Time: 6 minutesAzure Data Lake Architecture Overview Data Sources: Ingestion Layer: Storage Layer: Processing Layer: Analytics & Serving Layer: Governance & Security: Monitoring: +——————-+       +——————-+       +——————-+ |   Data Sources    | —>  | Ingestion Layer   | —>  |  Storage Layer    | | (Structured, Read More …

Automatic Car Toll System

Reading Time: 2 minutesEmphasizing on the technology requirements, implementation challenges, and platform security management: Image Source: Transportation | ITS Intelligent Transportation Solutions Overview The Automatic Car Toll System (ACTS) is an innovative solution aimed at streamlining toll collection processes for highways and bridges. Read More …

Develop Your Own Authentication Server

Reading Time: 4 minutesImage Source: TokenBasedAuthentication2.png (3121×1648) Developing an authentication server is a crucial part of building secure applications. Here’s a structured approach to creating one:  1. Define Your Authentication Method: Decide whether you’ll use:  2. Choose a Tech Stack: Pick a language Read More …

OAuth v2.0 Architecture Diagram, Integration Possibilities and Deployment Challenges

Reading Time: 5 minutesImage Source: What is OAuth? (An Introduction to OAuth and OpenID) – The Genius Blog OAuth 2.0 is a widely used authorization framework that enables secure access to resources without exposing user credentials. Here’s a breakdown of its architecture, possibilities Read More …

LDAP Server

Reading Time: 2 minutesImage Source: https://www.okta.com/identity-101/what-is-ldap/ The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an open, vendor-neutral, industry-standard application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an Internet Protocol (IP) network. LDAP is based on a simpler subset of the standards Read More …

Data & Analytics Capability Model

Reading Time: 3 minutesA Data & Analytics Capability Model is a framework that organizations use to assess and improve their ability to leverage data and analytics for better decision-making and business outcomes. It outlines the various skills, processes, and technologies needed to effectively manage, analyze, Read More …

ITOOF – IT Operation and Organization Framework

Reading Time: 2 minutesQUOTED FROM THE VIDEO from YouTube by Adrian Grigoriu “The ITOOF, or IT Operation and Organization Framework, is an IT Service Management (ITSM) framework designed to help plan, build, organize, and describe the organization and operation of an IT department. Read More …

Software Implementation RoadMAP – A Four Year Plan

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis excel (Soft-ImplementationRoadMap–V-4) file took me a long time to prepare. As I was helping out people of same sort (IT), were looking for something like this….to check and balance their progresses in a Yes/No format and all those software’s Read More …

IT RoadMap Planning

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe following file I’ve been using for long time, have a look, it might help you out a bit….the biig and the new one will be posted in another post. Search for the “Soft-ImplementationRoadMap–V-4”, this file is seriously important can Read More …

Core Infrastructure Optimization Model Levels

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis document is designed for IT professionals who are responsible for planning, deploying, and operating IT systems and data centers, and who want to implement the technology and procedural concepts of the Core Infrastructure Optimization Model. In the Assess phase Read More …