Systems, Architecture and Systems Architecture

According to a talk by Teena Idnani, Senior Solution Architect from Microsoft, presented at the QCon event by InfoQ, I created a short risk assessment for the case she presented about Multi-Cloud Environments in Event-Driven Architectures for the fictional company FinBank. By examining the key points discussed, I identified the following risks:

• High latency can degrade performance and user experience.
• Failure to recover from outages can lead to data loss and downtime.
• Incorrect event sequencing can lead to data inconsistencies.
• Duplicate events can lead to unintended side effects and data corruption.
• Increased attack surface and compliance challenges.
• Lack of visibility into distributed applications can impede troubleshooting.
• Vendor lock-in can limit flexibility and increase costs.

By addressing these risks proactively, along with others that may arise in each particular case, organizations can enhance the reliability, performance, and security of their environments, ensuring they are well-prepared to navigate the evolving technological landscape.

Reference

InfoQ. (2025, April 9). QCon London 2025: Distributed event-driven architectures across multi-cloud boundaries. https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/04/multicloud-architecture-eda-qcon/