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Organizations are constantly challenged to transform business needs into practical, reliable technology solutions. Solution Architecture enables architects to design and deliver solutions based on both technology and business requirements. This guide i…
Connecting Enterprise Architecture to Implementation
By Paul Preiss, CEO and Founder, Iasa Global and David Jones, IASA Ireland, Head European Enterprise Applications, Canada Life Europe (IASA CITA-D) This article looks at the relationship between business and solution architecture and using it to drive …
By Oliver Cronk, of Scott Logic My career as a technology strategist and architect has tended to require looking further out – considering not just the opportunities from technology but also the risks. Nowhere in […]
Solution architecture and enterprise architecture are two related disciplines that both require a thorough understanding of your IT landscape. Let’s explore these two methodologies and how they can work together to drive positive change in you…
As a solution architect in the energy sector, I would say that the success of all projects relies on one factor: you need to follow a consistent approach to solution design and asset management. When my team within the IT organization at Ameren began reviewing new projects in 2016, the solution architecture domain didn’t exist….
By Dan Hughes of Wittij Consulting In my last article, I talked about solution architecture diagramming. I am a huge fan of diagrams as a quick and effective way to document a solution architecture. As a […]
Dr. Gopala Krishna Behara Enterprise Architecture Enterprise architecture (EA) in an organization is often defined as the organizing logic for business processes and infrastructure. The primary purpose of creating enterprise architecture is to ensure t…
Just as physical buildings follow carefully designed architectural blueprints, conceiving stable, safe structures and hopefully pleasing to the eye, every business needs to map out their unseen data into a ‘blueprint’ that encompasses their en…
Enterprise Architecture (EA) as an enterprise planning framework has its place and merits, yet it often falls short of real-world IT expectations. The traditional EA approach defines the to-be state architecture that may exist for a while but does not last long.
Most architects easily forget that there is a mental impact on the people that will use our systems. The main influence here is usually called the automation-induced complacency or over-reliance on automation. We as human have the strange behaviour that we will always favour information from an automated system over all other information. An easy … Continue reading Psychological Impact of Solution Architecture →
Framework-ism: Form and structure over content and good practice (not best practice). Best practice is all too often a cover for theoretically ideal, but practically non-functional solutions.Boil-the-ocean-ism: All too generic frameworks intended …