Solution Architecture – Force For Fun

A woman thinking about if she has enough experience to call herself an architect

by Kristi Brown September 17, 2026 0

Before the Title: What Makes Someone an Architect?

What makes someone an architect: the certification, the title, or the work? You may be making architectural decisions long before anyone calls you an architect.

3 chickens looking at a salesforce dashboard

by Kristi Brown August 12, 2026 0

Backyard Operations Force for Fun

Backyard Operations: My Chickens Didn’t Need a Dashboard

I built dashboards, collected sensor data, and tracked my chickens. Then I stopped looking. Turns out, the most useful thing Backyard Operations taught me was to start with the problem, not the technology.

Woman writing data modeling notes in a notebook with laptop and pens on wooden table in cafe

by Kristi Brown July 30, 2026 0

Architecture Back-to-Basics

Back to Basics: Modeling the Business, Not the Software

Great architecture starts with understanding the business, not the software. Discover why your data model is one of the most important investments you can make, creating a stronger foundation for reporting, automation, security, AI, and whatever comes next.