Solutions Architect: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Solutions architects often sketch their plans on whiteboards, so their ideas can be seen and changed by the whole team.
Through history
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Long ago
People first wanted machines to share information. Over time, clever builders learned how to connect many computers so they could talk to each other.
Tools of the trade
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Whiteboard Marker
A whiteboard marker helps the architect draw boxes and arrows that show how information moves. It wipes away easily when the plan changes!
A day in the job
- MorningThe architect has a cup of tea or water and reads notes from the team. Then they plan what to talk about in the day's meetings.
Words to know
- Diagram
- A diagram is a picture that uses boxes, lines and arrows to show how things fit together and where they go.
Quiz time
A solutions architect only works alone and never talks to other people.
A solutions architect plans how different computer pieces can work together, like a puzzle.