We Are Leaving the Enterprise Behind
By Paul Preiss When I started as an architect, there was only one place to find the really hard problems or the really fun ones. And that was the big company… the enterprise. That was […]
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Adobe Chief Architect Mark Clifton Discusses Career, Trends and Why the CAF Matters
By Holt Hackney As AI, cloud computing and digital platforms revolutionize enterprise technology, the role of a chief architect has evolved much more than just technical ability at best as they now represent a relationship […]
Chief Architect Jim Wilt Talks Discipline and His Successful Career in Technology
By Holt Hackney James Wilt is a voraciously curious CTO, Distinguished Chief Architect & Engineering Advocate dedicated to advancing the profession of Architecture. With over 40 years of experience spanning aerospace, operating systems, cloud platf…
Filin-Matthews Named Chief Architect at McDonalds
Wayne Filin-Matthews, a veteran enterprise architect and global technology strategist, has been appointed Vice President of AI Strategy and Chief Architect at McDonald’s, signaling the company’s continued push to embed artificial intelligence acr…
Ruth Brings a ‘Service’ Approach to Sustainable Evolution and the CAF
By Holt Hackney Andy Ruth is the founder of Sustainable Evolution and a visionary leader in technology and workforce development. With a deep understanding of architecture, cloud environments, and agile methodologies, he has built a […]
Ominski Discusses Successful Career as an Enterprise Architect and His Experience with CAF
By Holt Hackney Brice Ominski is an enterprise architect and executive advisor who helps organizations move from strategy to execution by designing change-ready enterprises that deliver measurable business value. He is also an inaugural board […]
Wylie Discussses CAF and the Trends He’s Following as an IT Architect
As Chief Architect for Platform Engineering at Myriad360, Neil R. Wylie has more than a decade of experience in cloud-native technologies, with a focus on designing scalable, innovative systems that incorporate cutting-edge agentic AI. By […]
Donovan Talks About CAF and a Trends He Is Following as an Enterprise Architect
By Holt Hackney When the Chief Architect Forum (CAF) was born, Kevin Donovan was a logical choice as chairman. Afterall, he is a strategic global IT executive and enterprise architect with more than 20 years […]
Everyone’s Right, and Everyone’s Wrong: The Viewpoint Problem in Architecture
By Paul Preiss There’s a point in almost every architecture meeting where everyone nods as if we all agree… and then proceeds to argue for an hour about completely different things. Someone shows a diagram. […]
Architecture Debt vs Technical Debt: Why Companies Confuse Them and What It Costs Business
By Nadzeya Stalbouskaya The concept of technical debt is widely recognized in both IT and business. It is often used to explain project delays, unstable systems, or rising maintenance costs all visible symptoms of shortcuts […]
Stop Drawing, Start Simulating: The Architect’s New Mandate for Agentic Scale
By Jesper Lowgren (Editor’s Note: This article is based on a workshop that will be held on September 9. Readers can sign up for free for the workshop here.) Crossing the Threshold of Scale AI […]
CAF Quarterly Event Set for July 17
Chief Architect Forum (CAF) members are invited to the upcoming CAF Quarterly Event! If you are not apart of the CAF and would like to join, visit https://chiefarchitectforum.org/apply-to-join/ This exclusive session is designed for CAF […]