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Architecture note / Published
Dependencies Are the Service
Infrastructure architecture is not just components. It is the relationships that let users consume a business service.
Hidden path
The authentication platform was healthy, but a legacy discovery path still participated in production behavior.
Operational debt
Undocumented dependencies are not harmless just because they are quiet. They remain part of the service until removed or validated.
Practice
Architectural documentation should model how users arrive at a service, not only where servers are hosted.