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ISAAC MISSINGHAMChief Technology Officer
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Technology Strategy & Governance

Strategic technology selection and lifecycle management. Moving beyond "what we use" to "how we decide."

Last updated: 7 December 2025
TECH RADAR
LIVE SNAPSHOT

Adopt

Proven technologies we use at scale
Languages
TypeScript.NET 10 / C#SQLPython
Frameworks
ReactDocFxSpecFlowEntity Framework
Platforms
Microsoft Business ApplicationsAzure DatabricksAzure SQLAzure App ServicesAzure Data FactoryAzure CosmosDBAzure MonitorAzure Function AppsSendGridAzure Service BusAzure API Management
Tools
Azure DevOps PipelinesGitHub ReposIDE Based GitHub CopilotSonarCloudSnykMicrosoft ClarityConfluenceJira SoftwareJira Service ManagementM365 CopilotGamma
Techniques
Everything as CodeMonorepoCopilot-Instructions.mdTrunk-Based DevelopmentContinuous Testing/TDDContinuous Integration and DeliverySite Reliability Engineering

Trial

Technologies we are piloting for specific use cases
Languages
Google Go
Frameworks
TerraformPlaywright
Platforms
Harmony SASEMicrosoft FarbicAzure Logic AppsAzure Static Web Apps
Tools
GitHub ActionsHotjarLinearBGoogle JulesOpenAI CodexClaude CodeUnsupervised GitHub Copilot
Techniques
AGENTS.mdContinuous Deployment (SaaS Products)AIOps

Assess

Technologies we are investigating for future potential
Languages
Scala
Frameworks
Vite.NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI)
Platforms
WebAssemblyPurview Unified Catalog / Data MapBackstageAzure AI Foundry DockerSophos
Tools
TraycerSpecStoryVantaDrata
Techniques
Spec-driven Development

Hold

Technologies we are phasing out or avoiding
Languages
JavaJavaScript
Frameworks
Legacy SOAP APIs.NET FrameworkSeleniumARM Templates.NET for Apache Spark
Platforms
Amazon Web ServicesOn-Premise SharePointAzure Virtual MachinesAzure SynapseKubernetesOracle DBIBM DB2
Tools
Azure DevOps Repos
Techniques
Manual DeploymentsGitflow

Governance Framework

Security & Compliance

Zero Trust architecture, automated compliance scanning, and rigorous identity management.

Architecture Review

Standardised RFC process for major architectural decisions, ensuring alignment with long-term strategy.

Platform Engineering

Treating internal developer platforms as a product to reduce cognitive load and accelerate delivery.

Technical Proficiency

Cloud & Infrastructure

  • Azure
  • Terraform
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes

Languages & Frameworks

  • C# / .NET
  • TypeScript / React
  • Python
  • SQL

Data & AI

  • Azure SQL
  • Cosmos DB
  • OpenAI API
  • Power BI

DevOps & Tooling

  • GitHub Actions
  • Azure DevOps
  • Playwright
  • SonarQube