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For years, the IT strategy was to build "one system to rule them all", a single data warehouse or governance layer. But reality has proven that monolithic architectures cannot survive modern complexity.
▪️They break when business needs change.
▪️They create bottlenecks (waiting for central approvals).
▪️They stifle innovation by forcing rigid structures on agile teams.
Composable Architecture means building your ecosystem like Lego blocks rather than a single stone statue. Systems are:
▪️Small & Modular: Broken down by domain or function.
▪️Interoperable: Connected via APIs.
▪️Swappable: You can replace a model or tool without breaking the whole chain.
To move away from rigidity, enterprises are adopting four key pillars:
▪️Composable Data: Every dataset is treated as a product with owners and SLAs.
▪️Composable Governance: Policies travel with the data, regardless of where it lives.
▪️Composable Analytics: BI and workflows plug in and out as needed.
▪️Composable AI Agents: Reusable autonomous components that perform specific tasks (validation, extraction, routing).
A global retailer recently rebuilt their architecture using composable principles. The results were drastic:
▪️68% reduction in integration time.
▪️52% improvement in time-to-insight.
▪️30+ AI agents deployed in months.
Monolithic systems were built for stability. Composable systems are built for adaptability. In an AI world, adaptability wins.