Here I present a list of resources I have used or am currently using to further my knowldege in the Application Architecture space with a purposeful focus on Cloud Native development and Distributed Systems design. I would love to hear of other resources, you my reader, may have found useful in your journey in Modern Application design.

Readings

Books

• Designing Distributed Systems, Brendan Burns ISBN-13: 978-1491983645
• Multi-Cloud Architecture and Governance: Leverage Azure, AWS, GCP, and VMware vSphere to build effective multi-cloud solutions, Jeroen Mulder ISBN-13: 978-1800203198
• Solutions Architect’s Handbook: Kick-start your career as a solutions architect by learning architecture design principles and strategies, 2nd Edition, Saurabh Shrivastava, Neelanjali Srivastav ISBN-13: 978-1801816618
• Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems, Martin Kleppmann ISBN-13: 978-1449373320
• Architecting Cloud Computing Solutions: Build cloud strategies that align technology and economics while effectively managing risk, Kevin L. Jackson & Scott Goessling ISBN-13: 978-1788472425
• Wardley Mapping, Simon Wardley, Medium For Free

Blogs, Articles and other

• Google Cloud Architecture Framework
• 5 lessons cloud architects can learn from Frank Lloyd Wright
• The Cloud Architect’s Blog
• Journey to Event Driven – Why Event-First Programming Changes Everything Series

Videos

YouTube Series

• GOTO Conferences
• LeadDev - Building Technical Leaders
• Agile Architecture and Enterprise Architecture

Specific Videos

• IT4IT™: Reference Architecture for Your Digital Transformation
• Agile Architecture Framework - O-AAF™: Lessons Learned and Perspectives