TOGAF study help?!?! There is an app for that! There is a app out on the iTunes store that seems like a possible study guide. Have not used it and don't have a review of it yet, but thought it is intersting…
There are 3 BPM Process Accelerator Packs available now (Accelerator Packs Available ) as discssed in my earlier post: https://blogs.oracle.com/enterprisearchitecture/entry/bpm_process_accelerator_packs There is a new and very useful white paper on BPM/Accelerator best practices at: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bpm/learnmore/processaccelbestpracticeswhitepaper-1708910.pdf Thought I'd post that as the topic is…
I saw this article and thought I'd share it because, even we EA's have bad days and the 7 points listed are a great way for you to hit the "reset" button. From Geoffrey James on INC.COM, here are 7 ways to…
In this "insane graphic" featured in an article in Business Insider's article titled "This INSANE Graphic Shows How Ludicrously Complicated Social Media Marketing Is Now" - opened my eyes to just how large the Social Computing Landscape really is (apparently Pintrest is not…
Mobileize Your BPM Applications Recently, there has been a lot more talk about mobilizing corporate applications. One of the customers that I work with wanted to know how they can mobilize their BPM applications. There are a couple ways to do this. …
Tools In as much as EA is about simplifying, streamlining and consolidating business processes, pre-built business processes can be very useful to lower the barriers to adoption of BPM-thinking. That is to say, having the architecture and Business/IT allignment where the question asked…
Just recently, I was asked to provide some advice to a customer on how to adopt SOA Governance, specifically the Oracle Enterprise Repository (OER), in a step-wise and rational way. It seemed like sage enough advice to publish here Here is what…
It's nice (and humbling) to know that people read one's blog. I got a note from a reader that said: "I understand that SOA is more concerned with business services integration and EA is concerned with dealing with enterprise-level infrastructure and business…
It's nice (and humbling) to know that people read one's blog. I got a note from a reader that said: "I understand that SOA is more concerned with business services integration and EA is concerned with dealing with enterprise-level infrastructure and business…
Enterprise Architecture is more important than ever with the increased adoption of Cloud Computing. Most companies that I work with have a range of systems and initiatives that span the continuum of “must stay in house” to “this is best run in…
Enterprise Architecture is more important than ever with the increased adoption of Cloud Computing. Most companies that I work with have a range of systems and initiatives that span the continuum of “must stay in house” to “this is best run in…
Eric Stephens, my friend, and fellow Oracle Enterprise Architect, recently blogged on the subject of “Tools of the Trade” of Enterprise Architecture. I was invited to the same podcast as he was, but could not attend. So, in absentia, I thought I’d…