Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
Eric Meredith If you work in a moderate to large organization there is a better than 50/50 chance someone there has the title of Chief Architect. That’s too bad, ’cause it’s probably wrong.
There are a number of descriptions for Enterprise Architecture. The one I…
I love the story of the two architects who were walking in the woods when they came across a disgruntled mother bear. The one architect asks, "do you think we can outrun her?" The other one replied, "I don’t have to, I just have to outrun you." Ah, yes – understanding the problem in context.
At the end of every episode of the Flintstones, Fred would attempt to put the cat out. The cat (
I love the story of the two architects who were walking in the woods when they came across a disgruntled mother bear. The one architect asks, "do you think we can outrun her?" The other one replied, "I don’t have to, I just have to outrun you." Ah, yes – understanding the problem in context.
At the end of every episode of the Flintstones, Fred would attempt to put the cat out. The cat (
There are days when you just know you are right. It may not happen often, and certainly not with every topic, but it happens – and there is nothing more frustrating than knowing to the depths of your knowing-place that the path upon which others have…
There are days when you just know you are right. It may not happen often, and certainly not with every topic, but it happens – and there is nothing more frustrating than knowing to the depths of your knowing-place that the path upon which others have…
What would you get if you put a drop of sewage in a barrel of wine?
Pretty much the same thing you’d have if you put a drop of wine in a barrel of sewage. i.e. sewage. Personally, I wouldn’t drink from either barrel. There is something to…
What would you get if you put a drop of sewage in a barrel of wine?
Pretty much the same thing you’d have if you put a drop of wine in a barrel of sewage. i.e. sewage. Personally, I wouldn’t drink from either barrel. There is something to…
I’m a reasonable guy. I understand that I am not capable of being an expert in everything. It’s hard to be a expert in any one thing, let along two or three. Forget being the voice of authority on hardware, and software, and warp drives, light s…
I’m a reasonable guy. I understand that I am not capable of being an expert in everything. It’s hard to be a expert in any one thing, let along two or three. Forget being the voice of authority on hardware, and software, and warp drives, light s…
For six weeks and with about $10,000 I had toiled to create an additional bathroom in my previous home just in time to host some relatives during the holidays. I only had time to throw one of our better bath towels over the curtain rod as this ele…
For six weeks and with about $10,000 I had toiled to create an additional bathroom in my previous home just in time to host some relatives during the holidays. I only had time to throw one of our better bath towels over the curtain rod as this element…
One of my life-long idols, Muhammad Ali is quoted as saying, “The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.” Can you point to a specific situation where you have changed your mind? On the topic of a…