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Cloud Architect for IBM API Connect Blog: https://rickymoorhouse.uk Sifa: https://sifa.id/p/rickymoorhouse.uk

Ricky Moorhouse
Ricky MoorhouseOct 18, 2026
Adding SocialSpec to my site
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Ricky Moorhouse
Ricky MoorhouseOct 17, 2026
From Architect to Product Manager
After years in SRE and architecture for API Connect SaaS, I'm moving to Technical Product Manager for IBM API Connect, owning API Studio and championing stability and reliability as the foundation for what comes next.
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Ricky Moorhouse
Ricky MoorhouseJul 19, 2026
Everything as code
Version everything - getting into the habit of treating everything as code gives you an easy way back, tracking and a review process built in.
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Ricky Moorhouse
Ricky MoorhouseJul 6, 2026
Why Human Thinking Still Matters
We're building tools to save time, yet we often find ourselves with less time to think about why we're building them. A reflection on reclaiming the "messy" human part of the development process in the age of AI.
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Ricky Moorhouse
Ricky MoorhouseJun 28, 2026
Machine-readable?
Applying metadata standards and formats to improve the readability of my blog for machines of different types.
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Ricky Moorhouse
Ricky MoorhouseJun 21, 2026
MCP Ponderings
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Ricky Moorhouse
Ricky MoorhouseMay 22, 2026
Securing Sensitive Payload Logging in API Connect
Overview of ways to handle sensitive data payloads within API Connect and controlling where that data ends up.
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Ricky Moorhouse
Ricky MoorhouseMay 4, 2026
Cheriton Circular
Short circular walk around Cheriton with beautiful views around the area.
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Ricky Moorhouse
Ricky MoorhouseApr 13, 2026
API Versioning is a Contract Commitment, not a Technical Choice
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Ricky Moorhouse
Ricky MoorhouseMar 28, 2026
Observability as a design requirement
Observability is a design decision, not an afterthought. From the platform team to API consumers to AI agents, knowing what is happening across your API — and building that in from the start — is what gives you confidence when things go wrong in production.
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Ricky Moorhouse
Ricky MoorhouseMar 14, 2026
Designing for Multi-Region API Deployments
A practical guide to designing multi-region API deployments - covering data consistency, auth dependencies, traffic routing, and failure modes, with real-world lessons from IBM API Connect SaaS.
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Ricky Moorhouse
Ricky MoorhouseMar 7, 2026
The SRE Mindset in API Architecture
How my SRE experience with sizing, observability and SLOs shapes the way I approach API architecture - planning for reality, not hopes.
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