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Platform & Solutions Architecture
End-to-end system design for high scale: from the data layer and traffic routing to the platform teams build on.
▮ SYSTEM // ULTIMATE ZION v1.0 — ALL SYSTEMS NOMINAL
Build platforms that don't blink.
I'm Paul Halton, a platform and solutions architect and engineering leader. For 25+ years I've designed, built and run systems proven at massive scale: secure by design, resilient by default and cost-aware from day one. These are my field notes.
- Platform Architect
- Solutions Architect
- Engineering Leader
0+Years in tech
0Platform domains owned
$M+Cloud cost optimised
0Clouds at scale: AWS + Azure
01 // SUBSYSTEMS
What I architect, build and write about
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Developer Experience
Cutting the time from idea to production without cutting corners.
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Security & Governance
Secure by design: least privilege, zero-trust defaults, policy as code and landing zones that keep teams fast and safe.
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FinOps
Unit economics, cost visibility and spend that maps to value.
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Regionless Resilience
Active/active, failure domains and recovery you've actually tested.
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AI & MCP Platforms
Governed gateways, agent tooling and running AI as a platform capability.
02 // LATEST TRANSMISSIONS
Recent posts
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System online
Why this blog exists, what it will cover, and how I intend to write it.
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High Availability in the Age of AI: It Was Never Optional
AI raises the stakes on availability, but the engineering answer hasn't changed. Why regionless infrastructure is foundational, what it costs, and where to start.
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