Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
I had the pleasure to host a session by Dr Tim O’Neill at the British Computer Society’s Enterprise Architecture Specialist Group a few weeks ago. Dr O’Neill is the faculty of Engineering and IT at the University of Technology, Sydney, though cur…
Last week was primarily about Cloud Connect for me. However, I did fit in a few other things, including a short rant inspired by enterprise architecture pundits.
As you all know, I believe in the value of enterprise architecture, and even more strong…
Not having a concept for “Location” that stands on its own when creating these EA models will almost certainly create opportunity for misunderstanding. A “usable” Location in any blueprint must always be an instance of the pure logical Location Concept. An instance of a Location as used in an Enterprise context generally carry attributes of […]
In work, the Chief Architect receives his instructions from the CEO, collects his team and focuses his resources. When in difficult situations, stay agile and work to seek out possibilities. In situations where high politics intersect, join hands with the stakeholders. Do not stay in dangerously isolated positions, remember it is not your architecture it […]
Yes, it’s another week, hence another set of Tweets and links. A few extra discussions this time, otherwise just the usual categories, of course.
Enterprise-architecture, business-architecture, strategy, innovation and other ‘businessy’ matters:
vernaallee: RT @tom_peters: All measurement systems should be chucked/given wholesale renovation every now & then. ALL ARE EVENTUALLY “GAMED” INTO MEANINGLESSNESS. <Ed Catmull gave a […]
Is enterprise architecture primarily about IT or is it about the entire enterprise? Is enterprise architecture a “hard” discipline or a “soft” discipline? Our answers strongly influence what we believe is within the purview of enterprise archit…
I share the sentiment made by other participants about how useful the The Open Group India Conference has been in furthering our knowledge in various exciting fields in such a short time – a day, literally! Continue reading →
I cannot take credit for that aphorism… credit goes to Jan Van Til. He coined the term after reading Tom Graves’ excellent post on the architecture of responsibility. Tom’s post details the philosophical challenges of a responsibility…
People are slowly waking up to the fact that we have created yet another single point of failure into our business ecosystem. It seems that businesses have gradually made themselves dependent on Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and satellite navigation…
Yesterday, I attended the first of the three-day Open Group Conference held at Chennai, India. It was a pleasure to meet like-minded fellow enterprise architects and discuss the challenges that we face and opportunities ahead of us. Continue reading &#…
I have been enriched by this experience on two counts: By sharing my thoughts with the distinguished audience I have gained deeper appreciation of my topic; and by listening to the great presentations I’ve heard at The Open Group India Conference. Cont…
Following on from the previous post on ‘Possessed by possession‘, if it’s true that there is no way to make a possession-based economy sustainable, then it seems worthwhile to take a look at some of the implications.
First, though, a story, and a warning, from history.
I’ll admit I’m no true scholar of Australian Aboriginal history or […]