Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
TOGAF® is here to stay… there is a high probability that, given its general acceptance as a “standard” architecture framework, it will be here for some time to come. So it is inevitable that at some stage there will be a new version of TOGAF®. But what will be new in a new version? What will be…
Free previews of EA introduction courseEnterprise Architecture – why we need it – an introduction, is the title of my latest on-line course – which gives a straightforward, common-sense introduction to EA. If you are curious to find out why we really do need EA in the 21st century, check out some of the free preview lectures…
Four useful articlesThe IRM newsletter often covers contemporary EA topics. The latest issue (January 2015) has four articles, including one that I’ve written that provides a step-by-step guide to using Enterprise Patterns: Real World Business Processes: There is No Such Thing as a Bad Example – “After the Fire Alarm”, Roger Burlton We Want to…
A great way to know what’s going on in the EA communityIt’s always useful to get a sense of what is going on in the EA community. One way to do this is to follow the leading EA practitioners via their blogs… but a better way is to look at this planet, EA Voices, which…
There are so many reference models and open-source material available for enterprise architects – so it isn’t surprising that some of this material is less well known. One useful specialized resource is free-use the open-source Security Architecture development and management method and framework – SABSA. SABSA stands for ‘Sherwood Applied Business Security Architecture’. This summary…
I’ve just added a new page to this site with links to a set of free TOGAF videos. Each one is less than two minutes long, and they are all related to the key learning points in the TOGAF certification program.