AI’s ROI Problem: EA’s Defining Opportunity?
Gartner’s latest CEO survey exposes a troubling disconnect between escalating…
Court Upholds Convictions of Former Contractor in Videoboard Hacking Case Involving NFL Team
By Robert J. Romano, JD, LLM, St. John’s University In the federal criminal case of United States v. Thompson, No. 24-11009, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld the convictions of Samuel […]
Enterprise Architect, Don’t Be a Prisoner of Your Department
Why your position in the organization matters, and how to build influence beyond IT
If Architect Just Means Expert, It Means Nothing
By Paul Preiss, of Iasa Global We are at the cusp of a very big set of changes in the world. And if history tells us anything about big technology changes, it tells us we […]
Serious coding with LLMs. Lab notes 2026-10-21: The throttling of subscriptions by OpenAI and Anthropic is really happening
The fifth ‘lab note’. This time on ‘tokens’ and the cost of generating them when working with LLM coding. Throttling is happening. Prepare.
Researchers Develop More Efficient AI Language Models With Implications for Enterprise Technology
Before large language models (LLMs) can process text, they split it into chunks such as words or word fragments. The LLM behind ChatGPT, for example, splits “LMU München” into the three chunks “LM”, “U” and […]
Ardoq Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for EA Tools
For the sixth consecutive year, Ardoq has been named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Architecture Tools. That’s every year since we first appeared in the report in 2021.
CU Boulder Names Todd Shechter Vice Chancellor for Information Technology
The University of Colorado Boulder has appointed Todd Shechter as vice chancellor for information technology, effective Nov. 16, following a national search. Shechter, who has served as chief technology officer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison […]
AI Isn’t a Feature You Switch On. It’s a Capability You Build.
One customer’s first AI prompt was four words, and the answer wasn’t usable. Weeks later, they called the same product the foundation of their platform. What changed? Chris Gallivan explains how context, reusable prompts, and real conversation turn AI from a feature you switch on into a capability you build.
Viewing An Operating Model Through the Friction Lens
By Sushant Alevoor Introduction Operating Model Design weighs many considerations: strategic alignment, structure, processes, incentives, technology, people and culture. Friction, whether within these elements or between them, is rarely one of them. It…
Evidence the PMO Needs Is Before the Decision, Not After
Every strategy runs on a bet. The money, people, and technology behind it will carry it through. Most executives don’t trust that bet. Economist Impact research commissioned by Planview found that only 20% of executives are confident in the financial, human, and technological resources allocated to strategy implementation. Four out of five are watching work…
Reflecting on Q3 2026 and the Future of the Enterprise Architect | Ardoq
Toward the end of the summer, one question I am seeing come up more and more: will AI eliminate enterprise architects?