Architecture Before Technology (Part 1) | Designing Banks for Change

𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲: 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 | 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏⁣ ⁣ Can a network infrastructure project be technically successful yet fail to deliver the business outcomes an organization expects?⁣ ⁣ In this live workshop, we explore why effective network architecture begins with understanding business goals, requirements, and application needs before selecting technologies.⁣ ⁣ 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐓⁣ ⁣ 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞: https://www.catalystits.com/⁣ ⁣ 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲: https://t.me/CatalystCCNAHub⁣ ⁣ Join our public Telegram community for free technical learning, professional discussions, and updates on upcoming sessions.⁣ ⁣ ---⁣ ⁣ 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐋𝐋 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍⁣ ⁣ Using a fictional bank, ABC Bank, as a practical case study, we explore:⁣ ⁣ 𝟎𝟏 | 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐯𝐬. 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 ⁣ Why completing a network upgrade doesn't necessarily mean an organization has achieved its intended business objectives.⁣ ⁣ 𝟎𝟐 | 𝐓𝐨𝐩-𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 ⁣ Understanding the six-layer approach that connects business goals and requirements to application needs, infrastructure capabilities, architecture decisions, and technology selection.⁣ ⁣ 𝟎𝟑 | 𝐀𝐁𝐂 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤'𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 ⁣ Examining how digital banking growth, cloud services, SaaS adoption, and evolving application traffic patterns influence infrastructure planning.⁣ ⁣ 𝟎𝟒 | 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 ⁣ Identifying the business problems behind infrastructure investments and translating goals into clear, verifiable business requirements.⁣ ⁣ 𝟎𝟓 | 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰 ⁣ Understanding how authentication, loan submission, credit assessment, approval, notifications, and disbursement depend on interconnected applications and services.⁣ ⁣ 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇?⁣ ⁣ Network engineers, system engineers, network architects, IT infrastructure professionals, aspiring solution architects, and technology decision-makers who want to develop a business-aligned approach to network design.⁣ ⁣ 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏⁣ ⁣ Architecture Before Technology is a practical, vendor-neutral learning series focused on developing architectural thinking beyond individual products and configurations.⁣ ⁣ This recording is Part 1, featuring a fictional but realistic banking scenario, interactive explanations, and audience Q&A.⁣ ⁣ Part 2 continues the discussion by connecting application requirements to infrastructure capabilities and architecture decisions.⁣ ⁣ ---⁣ ⁣ 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 ⁣ Nahom Melaku Nega ⁣ Founder & CEO | Catalyst Information Technology Services PLC⁣ ⁣ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 ⁣ October 23, 2026⁣ ⁣ 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭. 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧.⁣ ⁣ #NetworkArchitecture #NetworkDesign #ArchitectureBeforeTechnology