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Shivkumar Soni

I help organizations achieve architecture excellence through secure and compliant system design

The highest Return AI Investments often start with structured skills, prompts, and instructions, not complex agent builds

Mar 24, 2026

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9 min read

The highest Return AI Investments often start with structured skills, prompts, and instructions, not complex agent builds

Before investing in complex agents, define the behavior

Shivkumar Soni
Shivkumar Soni

Prompt Engineering

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A Practical, Reusable, Prompt Engineering Pattern Library You Can Quickly Learn and Apply

Mar 10, 2026

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14 min read

A Practical, Reusable, Prompt Engineering Pattern Library You Can Quickly Learn and Apply

Less guesswork. More reliable AI output.

Shivkumar Soni
Shivkumar Soni

Cyber Security

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The security mindset shift that changes your architecture: from “controls” to “systems”

Mar 6, 2026

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5 min read

The security mindset shift that changes your architecture: from “controls” to “systems”

If you’re adding security late, your architecture is already deciding the outcome

Shivkumar Soni
Shivkumar Soni

Unit Testing

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Most teams optimize performance and security. This NFR determines delivery speed.

Mar 4, 2026

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5 min read

Most teams optimize performance and security. This NFR determines delivery speed.

Testability: The NFR that quietly decides your delivery speed

Shivkumar Soni
Shivkumar Soni

Architectural technical debt

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Technical Debt Is Not the Enemy. Silent Debt Is.

Feb 26, 2026

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6 min read

Technical Debt Is Not the Enemy. Silent Debt Is.

Technical debt is not bad. Unmanaged technical debt is.

Shivkumar Soni
Shivkumar Soni

Liskov Substitution Principle

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SOLID at System Scale: Same Principles, Bigger “Objects”

Feb 24, 2026

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8 min read

SOLID at System Scale: Same Principles, Bigger “Objects”

Don't stop SOLID at classes. Scale it into services, teams, and contracts.

Shivkumar Soni
Shivkumar Soni
Microservices vs SOA: a practical decision framework beyond hype

Feb 20, 2026

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4 min read

Microservices vs SOA: a practical decision framework beyond hype

Stop choosing architecture based on conference talks.

Shivkumar Soni
Shivkumar Soni

Non Functional Requirements

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The one architecture decision that saves years of rework: Specify NFRs like you mean it

Feb 15, 2026

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5 min read

The one architecture decision that saves years of rework: Specify NFRs like you mean it

Shivkumar Soni
Shivkumar Soni

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