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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.