Native EA Apps

Update: Native Apps Part II: A Hybrid App Every single web page out there, if you like, is like a computer. Tim Berners-Lee Modern web technologies (HTML5, CSS, Javascript) allow us to build advanced solutions. Although not that advanced, a service like EA Glossary is in fact just one single web page, i.e. one HTML5 document. …read more

Fuzzy Point of Failure

Apple, Oracle, the Danish banks and the Danish government, today demonstrates how vulnerable we digital citizens are. I went to my online bank today. It told me I need to update Java, so I did (even if it is just a week ago I last did that, but hey, it’s Java so…). After doing so, …read more

Metamodels

The Danish Agency for Digitisation has announced some coming updates of the national enterprise architecture framework and reference models. In a consultation draft about these, Et fælles overblik, the agency also introduces the OIO EA metamodel. The consultation also involves an update to STORM, the Service and Technology Reference Model. All documents are in Danish. Interested parties can submit comments to the agency until 14 …read more

Mastering the Enterprise

In September 2013, the IT University of Copenhagen opens a new Master of Science degree program in Digital Innovation and Management (Cand.it. E-Business). The program will offer three specialization tracks: Process Innovation and New Business Models Digital Governance and Enterprise Architecture Global Relations and Work Processes The second track is of course “my” track. There are …read more

Potts in Copenhagen

Chris Potts will return to Denmark on 24-25 January 2013 to give an exclusive seminar: Driving Business Innovation & Performance With Enterprise Architecture: How to be a Highly-Influential Enterprise Architect. Chris Potts has just published the last book in his trilogy of business novels: “FruITion: Creating the Ultimate Corporate Strategy for Information Technology”, “RecrEAtion: Realizing the Extraordinary …read more

Questions to EA researchers

Enterprise architecture research is on my agenda these days. I would very much like to hear from scholars with views on things like: Which journals should enterprise architecture researchers read? (apart from JEA) Which journals should enterprise architecture researchers publish in? (apart from JEA) Which conferences should enterprise architecture researchers attend? Other relevant information about enterprise architecture …read more

ResEArch positions

The IT-university of Copenhagen has announced open positions as assistant and associate professors with the goal of strengthening research and teaching in the diverse area of innovation and information technology, also known as the Business Corner of the ITU Triangle Science-Arts-Business. Apply now! Also, please help spread this vacancy positing. From the call: Disciplinary or interdisciplinary backgrounds in fields …read more

Common Words

Most Common Words used in EA Voices (without normal stop words): business (1519) enterprise (1509) architecture (1486) time (1071) need (1006) new (972) work (950) way (949) people (918) information (833) management (825) process (811) value (785) different (760) based (737) change (736) technology (726) good (707) systems (684) 00

Defining Architecture

Architecture is a concept everyone knows, but what is architecture actually? In Chapter 2.2 of TOGAF 9.1 it says: TOGAF embraces but does not strictly adhere to ISO/IEC 42010:2007 terminology. Yet, in its list of definitions, TOGAF attributes ISO/IEC 42010:2007 when it defines architecture: 1. A formal description of a system, or a detailed plan …read more

Journal of Enterprise Architecture August 2012

Available very soon: August 2012 – Volume 8, Number 3 of CONTENT Editor’s Corner John Gøtze introduces this number. Architect in the Spotlight: Eric Stephens John Gøtze interviews Eric Stephens. Enterprise Architecture, IT Service Management and Service Oriented Architecture: relationships, approaches and operative guidelines (part 2 of 2) Carlo Randone Enterprise Architecture, IT Service Management (and Governance) …read more

EA in the icefjord

Enterprise Firn and Other Excuses Retreat for CxOs and enterprise architects Ilulissat, Greenland 24-28 August 2012 Join me at this special location in exploring the concept enterprise firn and other emerging concepts in enteprise architecture. Located on the west coast of Greenland, 250 km north of the Arctic Circle, Greenland’s Ilulissat Icefjord is the sea mouth …read more

EA Glossary: The App

Don’t understand what the architect is talking about? There’s an app for that!
EAGlossary.com is a free web app for looking up enterprise architecture terms and definitions.
Get the app: Via webbrowser on your tablet/mobile, add eaglossary.com to the home screen.
Sources are EA3, The Common […]