What defines an excellent Solutions architect? Architecting technology has always been a passion of mine but I feel like I am still not good enough even thiugh I try my best to spend every single time I have available to be up to date to the latest technologies and constantly learn. Coming from a managerial role has helped me build the soft skills and the budgeting skills. Now, for the technical piece, I think I need to be better in that area as it’s constantly changing. My goal is to be excellent but acknowledge that it is a process and definitely a long journey. 

I have been working in IT for 8 years with roles in system and network administration and a bit of coding. I am continuously learning on cloud technologies and devops to support my organization and spearhead innovation. 

I would love to get some guidance from y’all on what I need to focus on and maybe ensure I have the basics figured out as there are times I feel a bit overwhelmed with keeping up to today’s technology.