Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the digital economy, database performance is a core business metric, directly impacting revenue, customer experience, and brand loyalty.
Database Performance Management in the Enterprise
Category: Critical to Quality
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 …
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 …
CISO – Cybersecurity Mindmap on All Domains
Reading Time: 6 minutes1.0 Executive Summary & 2025-2026 Focus Areas This document provides a comprehensive, multi-domain blueprint of the modern cybersecurity landscape, designed for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and security leadership. It maps critical functions, responsibilities, technologies, and metrics across all major Read More …
IT Risk Taxonomy
Reading Time: 2 minutesIT risk taxonomy is a structured framework that categorizes and classifies various types of IT-related risks, enabling organizations to manage and mitigate these risks effectively. Image Source: https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/consulting/cybersecurity-risk-regulatory/library/technology-risk.html What is IT Risk Taxonomy? IT risk taxonomy is a systematic approach 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 …
Supercharge Your Security: A Modern Approach with Zero Trust
Reading Time: 2 minutesImage source: Security Adoption Resources | Microsoft Learn Traditional security models that rely on a fortified perimeter are no longer enough. With the rise of remote work, cloud applications, and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, organizations need a more dynamic and Read More …
The Digital Twin
Reading Time: 2 minutesA digital twin is a virtual representation of a real-world object, system, or process, designed to accurately reflect its physical counterpart. It uses real-time data from sensors and other sources to create a dynamic, constantly updating model that mirrors the physical entity. This 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 …
How Attackers Conduct a Typical Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attack
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn a typical Business Email Compromise (BEC) attack, attackers impersonate trusted individuals or organizations to deceive employees into taking harmful actions like transferring funds or sharing sensitive information. This involves research, email manipulation, and often social engineering tactics to exploit 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 …
The Future of AI-Driven Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Reading Time: 4 minutesIntroduction In an era where cybersecurity threats are growing in complexity, organizations must continually adapt their security measures to protect sensitive information. Privileged Access Management (PAM) plays a critical role in safeguarding access to high-level accounts that control systems and Read More …
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Reading Time: 2 minutesPAM organizes the key aspects of securing high-privilege accounts and activities. It typically includes core functionalities like discovery, control, password management, session monitoring, and compliance, along with components like account discovery, access management, and password vault. The mindmap helps understand Read More …
Securing Personal Blogs – Key Security & Compliance Steps (Part-1/5)
Reading Time: 3 minutes1. Introduction With the increasing threats to online security, securing personal blogs is not just about maintaining content integrity but also ensuring protection against cyberattacks and compliance with global data privacy laws. This paper explores essential security mechanisms and compliance 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 …
Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)
Reading Time: 2 minutesIdentity Governance and Administration (IGA) is a framework that manages and controls user identities and access rights within an organization. It combines identity lifecycle management and access governance to ensure that users have the right access to resources at the Read More …
Case Study: Implementing Enterprise Architecture in an ISP Business in Bangladesh
Reading Time: 3 minutesBackground: with an increasing demand for reliable internet services in Bangladesh, a twenty years ofd ISP aimed to differentiate itself by providing high-quality, affordable services while ensuring efficient operations and scalability. To achieve these goals, Enterprise Architecture (EA) was implemented Read More …
How Generative AI Can Improve Solution Delivery
Reading Time: 2 minutesGenerative AI (Gen AI) can help teams create better solutions faster, even when facing tough challenges like limited resources and complex projects, limited team size etc. Teams often deal with:• Struggles to attract and keep skilled employees.• Difficulty getting the Read More …
CTQ for Various IT Asset Qualities
Reading Time: 2 minutesCritical to Quality (CTQ) is a key concept in quality management that emphasizes the importance of understanding customer needs and preferences1. In the context of IT assets, CTQs would be the specific, measurable characteristics of the assets that are most Read More …