A random collection of things that really speak to me, and profoundly influence the way i think about problems and solutions.
The Raptor rocket engine
From left to right this is a rocket-engine that SpaceX has been developing to accelerate their rockets into space.
From the left we see Raptor 1, which is the oldest. It looks powerfull, and doubtless it is! But it also looks very complex! Not something i may ever understand.
The middle one, Raptor 2, is from a few years ago. We can see a lot of change but also see that the complexity has been reduced.
The last one, Raptor 3, is the most recent one. It looks very much simpler still! Something i may actually understand at some point!
Raptor 1 is way heavier, and way more complex! Yet it delivers about 50% less thrust than Raptor 3 does!
This picture really speaks to me because it’s opposite of what i see in IT systems of growing organisations. It might well be the reverse! Things get more and more complex, and hard to oversee!
IT operations should become simpeler and simpeler. However, keep in mind, creating something simple can be very hard!