Adi Sunardy - Adi's Stories

28 Aug 2026 · 10 min read

We Went Looking for the Formula Behind "Detect in 15 Minutes." There Isn't One.

A maturity model told us Level 3 means detecting incidents in 15 minutes to an hour. Someone asked: says who? What we found — the standards are deliberately silent, and the numbers are physics, arithmetic, and consequences, not formulas.

25 Jun 2026 · 5 min read

The Gate Has a Side Door: What Enterprise Architecture Actually Defends

Good architecture isn't about letting everything in—it's about knowing what to keep out, and recording what you let through. On accountability, Tech Radar deviations, and the one document most EA teams are missing.

15 May 2026 · 9 min read

When Risks Collide: A Federated EA's Honest Confusion About Risk Management

In a Federated EA model, IT, business, and security architects sit as peers — yet risk keeps dividing them. An open reflection on what happens when "every risk is intolerable" meets defense in depth and Risk Acceptance signatures. Not a tutorial — one provocative question I want pushed back on.

8 May 2026 · 5 min read

The Pragmatic Architect: Building Relevance Through Execution

Most architects don't see themselves as living in an ivory tower. But that's exactly how the organization sees them. After years in operations, I moved into EA to influence decisions before they became my problem to operate. This is what I've learned along the way.

16 Apr 2026 · 4 min read

When Leadership Becomes a Liability: A Pragmatic Look at What Happens When Self-Interest Wins

A leader prioritizes personal interests over the organization. Risks get handed to the team. Feedback gets shut down. Misinformation spreads. At some point, this stops being a leadership style and becomes a business problem.

18 Feb 2026 · 7 min read

That Multi-Vendor "Resilience"? It's a Trap.

After 15+ years in IT operations, I've seen the same pattern repeat: one solution, two vendors, split workload — sold as resilience but delivered as chaos. Here's why that approach is a trap, and what we should be doing instead.

13 Dec 2025 · 4 min read

When Disaster Strikes, Why Do We Still Pretend We’re Surprised?

A personal, blunt reflection from Sumatra — written with anger, empathy, and responsibility. I don't write this as a commentator who only watches disasters from a screen. I write this as someone who lived through one. I am Acehnese by blood. The 2004 tsunami did not just appear on my TV — it erased

3 Dec 2025 · 3 min read

Work–Life Balance & Gen-Z in IT Operations: An Unpopular but Necessary Perspective

A personal, unpopular reflection on the overly-romanticized concept of work–life balance—especially within Gen-Z—contrasted with the harsh realities of 24/7 IT operations, and how organizations and leaders can build healthier, sustainable operational cultures without sacrificing reliability.

13 Nov 2025 · 4 min read

Rethinking Cloud Migration: A Personal Reflection After Recent Global CSP Outages

A personal reflection on the real-world tradeoffs of cloud migration—combining availability concerns, recent CSP incidents, and a deep-dive TCO comparison that challenges long-standing assumptions about public cloud superiority.

11 Nov 2025 · 2 min read

When Numbers Lie: Understanding KPI and SLA in IT Infrastructure

A human-centered look at how KPIs and SLAs intertwine — and sometimes contradict — in IT infrastructure. Learn why measuring SLA per event reveals more truth than a 99.9% uptime average.

28 Oct 2025 · 5 min read

Why one team owning everything—from design to operations—can undermine infrastructure excellence

In many organisations, a single infrastructure team carries the full lifecycle load—from architecture and design, through build and procurement, into operations. While this seems efficient, it often results in hidden inefficiencies: no dedicated standardisation, limited budgeting transparency, innov

27 Oct 2025 · 2 min read

The Riddle of Two Doors: Lessons in Leadership and Decision-Making

A classic riddle about two doors—one leading to heaven, one to hell—offers more than a clever twist. It reveals how leaders in IT Operations can apply logic, perspective, and courage to make better decisions under pressure. Because in leadership, the right question often matters more than the right

23 Oct 2025 · 2 min read

When the Tables Turn: From Evaluator to the Evaluated

What happens when the evaluator becomes the evaluated? This reflection dives into the uncomfortable but necessary space between ego and accountability, exploring how leaders in IT operations can face moderate reviews, learn from them, and redefine innovation—not as flashy tools, but as resilience, o

8 Oct 2025 · 2 min read

When IT Feels More Like Paperwork Than Technology

When IT becomes buried under paperwork, forms, and multi-level approvals, it’s time to question whether we’re still serving innovation or just auditing it. This article explores how to turn compliance from a manual bottleneck into an automated enabler—where workflows, dashboards, and policy-as-code

7 Oct 2025 · 3 min read

Duplicate Approvals Don’t Equal Security (They Just Waste Time)

Redundant approvals look safe on paper, but they slow incident recovery without adding real protection. This post breaks down why duplicate sign-offs clog the pipeline, how to design distinct controls that actually reduce risk, and where AI helps streamline low-risk requests—so ops get faster, secur

3 Oct 2025 · 3 min read

Leadership & Performance Appraisal: Staying Objective When It Counts

Performance reviews often feel like numbers and dashboards. But true leadership is tested when emotions, fairness, and objectivity collide. This article reflects on staying unbiased during appraisal season, sharing practical tips, and reminding leaders that fairness builds credibility, trust, and au

2 Oct 2025 · 2 min read

Eliminating “Core Waste” in IT Infrastructure – The Hidden Drain on Efficiency

Core Waste—the silent inefficiencies in IT infrastructure—drains resilience, inflates costs, and slows teams. This article explores how to identify, prevent, and eliminate Core Waste through audits, automation, collaboration, and modernization.

30 Sep 2025 · 2 min read

Streamlining IT Infrastructure Operations: From Small Wins to Scalable Transformation

Complex IT operations don’t require massive overhauls to improve. This article explores how standardization, proactive monitoring, automation, and small quick wins can transform infrastructure step by step into a scalable, resilient foundation.