A TinyCTO.tv Hype Stack technical parable about integration layer, exception accumulation, complexity. Resolve and govern exceptions at accountable domain boundaries; do not centralize ambiguity indefinitely.
# Episode 197 — The Integration Layer Integrated the Exceptions — Script
## Concept integration layer;exception accumulation;complexity
## Hype promise The new platform and vendor stack will unify data, simplify integration, and retire legacy uncertainty.
## System reality The integration layer absorbs every local exception so source systems can remain “standard.”
Risk approval is not risk ownership unless the decision is tied to people who can act when the risk becomes real.