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Architecture is Not

10 years, 11 months ago

Architecture is Not: A White Paper

by Chris Lockhart

An architecture that is merely a PDF with a couple of generic line-box-arrow diagrams coupled with a few colorful “pancake” pictures isn’t really an architecture. It’s a marketing glossy. A white paper is too generic to be passed off as a real solution…

Categories Architecture, Architecture is Not, Short and Sweet, solutions
11 years, 3 months ago

Architecture is Not: A Proof of Concept

by Chris Lockhart

An architecture for a solution requires understanding the problem at hand well enough that solving it can be described in terms that everyone understands. The architect speaks in terms of capabilities, not products.

Categories Architecture, Architecture is Not, business, business problem, capabilities, Enterprise Architects, gonkulator, IT in General, objectives, Short and Sweet
11 years, 4 months ago

Architecture is Not: a Vendor Product

by Chris Lockhart

Architecture is about holistically describing the system of people, process and technology. It can be abstract and conceptual, or it can be concrete and detailed. But it is never merely a specific product set from a specific vendor.

Categories Architecture is Not, Architecture vs Development, Business vs IT, IT in General, Metrics, Short and Sweet, Unconventional

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