What is solutions architect?
Solutions Architecture is all about how to build a (normally) technical answer to a problem or question, or end user requirement. Exactly what the architect does will depend on the source of the challenge and their specific area of expertise. As a Solutions Architect myself specialising rapid, mobile and temporary internet connectivity (over cellular), I can share what I do exactly which I would broadly put into two categories, reactive and proactive tasks. The reactive tasks are when I am asked to come up with a solution to a problem by a customer. They will typically say something like — ‘How do I provide internet connectivity to my staff in remote areas”, or “How can I get data off of a vehicle remotely?” or “How do I deploy a battery powered IP CCTV solution anywhere and access it remotely?”. In all cases the first thing is to accurately define the problem and the requirement. In many cases the customer doesn’t really know the full extent of the challenge, they just ha...