Discovering the Architecture Middle Path

About Discovering the Architecture Middle Path

Dive into the world of software architecture with our podcast, where we take an engaging and pragmatic approach to exploring its intricacies. Join industry veterans Sanjiva Weerawanna, CEO and founder of WSO2, and Asanka Abeysinghe, CTO of WSO2, as they share insights gained from their experience in the field. Throughout this podcast series, we'll unravel the complexities of building robust systems, improving architecture, and designing at scale while effectively solving real-world problems.

Publisher

Sanjiva Weerawarana and Asanka Abeysinghe

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Oct 2023

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   EP21: The Architecture of Product Design

   In this episode of Discovering the Architecture Middle Path, Asanka is joined by Selvaratnam Uthaiyashankar (Shankar), WSO2's Chief Product Officer, to explore the architecture of product design. The conversation looks at the principles behind product decisions, the tradeoffs that shape those choices, and how architecture, developer experience, deployment models, and different user needs influence product design. They also discuss how product principles evolve as customer expectations and technologies such as AI and agentic systems continue to change. In this episode: - What are product design principles? Guiding principles, product requirements, feature requests, long-term consistency - Why we made the choices we did Key decisions, tradeoffs, constraints, what we deliberately chose not to do - Architecture and product design APIs, platforms, extensibility, deployment models, developer experience, architect–product collaboration - Designing for different users and environments Developers, architects, operators, SaaS vs. self-managed, simplicity vs. flexibility - How product principles evolve What stays stable, changing customer expectations, AI and agentic systems, what architects should look for Host Asanka Abeysinghe LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asankaabeysinghe Twitter: @asankama Blog: https://blog.architect2architect.com/ Medium: https://asankama.medium.com/ Selvaratnam Uthaiyashankar LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/uthaiyashankar/

2. 

   14 Apr 2026

   EP20: The Agentic Enterprise

   In this episode, Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana and Asanka Abeysinghe are joined by WSO2 Chief AI Officer Rania Khalaf to discuss what the agentic enterprise really means. The conversation looks beyond AI pilots and explores the architectural foundations needed to make agents practical at enterprise scale. Topics include agents as first-class actors, the platform capabilities required to support them, and why identity, policy, observability, and audit matter in an agentic world. The episode closes with a practical view of what architects should start doing now. 🔥 Key topics covered: What an agentic enterprise actually means Agents as first-class actors in the enterprise Why AI pilots don’t scale without architectural foundations The platform foundations needed to support agents at scale ○ APIs, Integration, Identity ○ Data (KBs, context graphs, data lakes) ○ Agent control plane Identity, policy, observability, and audit in an agentic world What architects should do now Additional reading: https://wso2.com/library/blogs/agentic-enterprise-with-wso2/ Hosts Sanjiva Weerawarana LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjivaweerawarana/ Twitter: @sanjiva Medium: https://medium.com/@sanjiva.weerawarana Asanka Abeysinghe LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/asankaabeysinghe Twitter: @asankamaBlog: https://blog.architect2architect.com/ Medium: https://asankama.medium.com/ Rania KhalafLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raniakhalaf/

3. 

   24 Feb 2026

   EP 19: Demystifying Agents

   In this episode, Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana and Asanka Abeysinghe demystify what “agents” really are and why architects should care. They walk through core concepts and terminology—agents, agent loops, prompts, context, memory, RAG, tools, MCP, and skills—and discuss how agents observe, act, and evaluate. The conversation compares agents to traditional systems, explores where agents fit in modern architectures (including solo agents, agent-to-agent patterns, and multi-agent setups), and looks at orchestration challenges. They also cover risks, guardrails, and governance, and close with practical takeaways on what architects should start doing now, with a hook into the next episode on the agentic enterprise. 🔥 Key topics covered: What are ‘agents’ Terms: Agent, agent loop (e.g. chain of thought), prompt (system prompt, role, user prompt), context, context graph, memory, RAG, tools, MCP, skills, observe & test → evaluate, interfaces (or how to talk to the agent), solo agents, A2A, multi-agents, agent orchestration Agents vs traditional systems Where agents fit in Risks, guardrails and governance What architects should do now Hook to the next session, ‘Agentic Enterprise.’ 🎙️Hosts Sanjiva Weerawarana LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjivaweerawarana/ Twitter: @sanjiva Medium: https://medium.com/@sanjiva.weerawarana Asanka Abeysinghe LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/asankaabeysinghe Twitter: @asankama Blog: https://blog.architect2architect.com/ Medium: https://asankama.medium.com/ #wso2 #genai #microservices

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