
Founder and CEO of embarc
Architecture documentation, methodical software architecture and cloud applications
From Bayer AG to IBM to embarc. Stefan Zörner looks back on 25 years of IT experience and always looks forward with excitement. He provides support in architecture and implementation issues with the aim of effectively anchoring good architecture approaches in the implementation. In lively workshops, he teaches the tools of the trade and is infectious with his enthusiasm. His pragmatic approach to architecture is very well received.









Record designs, decisions, and solutions in a comprehensible and effective manner. Stefan Zörner's book shows you how to record the central solution approaches of your software systems in such a way that they help you with development and further development.


This article encourages leaner review approaches and presents LASR, a concrete procedure that you and your development team can use directly to assess your situation—without extensive preparation or involving many participants.



The fifth edition of our Architecture Cheat Sheet shows you how to build applications that fully exploit the potential of a cloud environment in our usual compact form. You are developing new cloud applications. What do you look for when designing architecture and selecting technology? There are concerns about cloud solutions. How do you address these?


Architecture reviews enable you to identify weaknesses and potential in software solutions, validate decisions, and evaluate improvement measures. This book introduces you to lightweight reviews that you can carry out yourself or in a small team after reading it!



Using the same tools and processes as in software development enables you to maintain documentation efficiently. This Spicker explains the idea and helps you to document your projects.



This cheat sheet describes a scalable assessment approach that quickly delivers initial, presentable results on four richly illustrated pages.


You or your team are missing a compact overview of your existing software solution? You want to explain your architecture to new project members or cooperation partners? The source code is too »detailed« … The first edition of our Architecture cheat sheets supports you to get a high-level-overview of solution approaches in order to work effectively. Use the compact ingredients and fill your architecture overview with life – pragmatically and effectively.

Modern architectural approaches such as microservices place high demands on integration and distribution. The 7th edition of our architecture cheat sheet summarises the most important aspects.
