The Mainframe Paradox – From Legacy Burden to Digital Enabler

By Stuart Dee Throughout my career as an Enterprise Architect, I have consistently seen organisations chase three strategic goals: improving efficiency, optimising costs, and accelerating innovation. This pursuit has brought a powerful paradox to enter…

When Machines Dream: Quantum Consciousness and the Future of AI

By Stuart Dee While neuroscientists debate quantum consciousness, engineers are building something extraordinary, computers that think with light instead of electricity. Photonic quantum computers represent a radical departure from traditional silicon-…

Do Stablecoins Pave the Way for CBCDs? An Architect’s Perspective

By Stuart Dee The regulatory landscape for stablecoins has shifted dramatically in recent years, bringing clarity to this once-ambiguous corner of the cryptocurrency market. As stablecoins transition from regulatory grey areas to a regulated financial …

How AI is Becoming Smarter Through Specialisation

By Stuart Dee The field of artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly, moving beyond the initial pursuit of ever-larger, all-encompassing language models toward a more nuanced and efficient approach: the development of smaller, highly specialised…

The New Paradigm – The Rise of the Virtual Architect

By Stuart Dee Back in November, I attended the Banking Information Architecture Network (BIAN) London Summit—an incredible platform to engage with IT leaders from the financial sector. These conversations are always insightful, but what struck […]