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You designed the system to last. Your assumptions didn’t. The fortress is already in the river and nobody saw it happen. BTP moves whether you do or not. Another expert won’t stop the drift.

I jumped straight to Chapter 11 on Durable Execution and hit a wall. Going back to Chapter 1 taught me why mental models matter more than memorizing patterns and frameworks. This review explains why you can't skip the fundamentals.

The book examines why platform adoption often fails to deliver intended business value. Teams struggle with complexity, internal friction, and competing priorities, and big initiatives often burn out before they gain traction. It shows how treating the platform as a product makes delivering intended business value more predictable and easier for teams to adopt

In CAP, removing a field from your model removes it from the DB. Yes, even in production. If that makes you uncomfortable, good. These 3 patterns bring safety back to CAP development.

A hard look at why SAP initiatives miss the mark - from misguided goals to poor planning. Based on real examples of teams struggling with cloud adoption, legacy practices, and operational gaps.

This book provides frameworks for understanding complex system interactions. While content can be abstract, practical tools (TDE Framework, Seven Questions) help analyze technical and social aspects of systems. Most valuable for consultants and architects dealing with system-wide changes.