2025 Architectural Seismic Shifts Exploration: Session III

2025 shattered the old cadence of software architecture. AI agents now co‑author code and refactors, compliance expectations tightened, and cost/latency signals moved inside everyday design loops. Static diagrams, quarterly review boards, and slide-driven governance can’t keep up.

2025 delivered unprecedented architectural disruption.

This interactive session will explore key events throughout 2025 that have impacted the architect's role in the context of AI ubiquity, platform acceleration, and cost pressures.


Dave Hendricksen

About Dave Hendricksen

Dave is a senior architect for Thomson Reuters and has worked for Thomson Reuters for over 20 years where his focus is on architecting and delivering enterprise hybrid big data systems.

Dave has written two books with Addison-Wesley, and is currently working on a third:


  • 12 Essential Skills for Software Architects – this book focuses on the soft skills needed by software architects, and has also been translated to Chinese.

  • 12 More Essential Skills for Software Architects – this book focuses on the day to day technical skills needed by software architects.

  • (In Progress) Enterprise Big Data – this book focuses on how to architect and build enterprise big data systems.


    • Dave is also the head coach for the Eagan High School FIRST Robotics program with over 150 students and over 60 mentors. Dave also likes to build things like trebuchets, go carts, and rain barrel watering systems.

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