Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
Most of us look upon committees with the same level of anticipation and admiration as a dental exam. We accept that they are necessary, but could easily do with out the picking, flossing, or emotional preparation.
We’ve recently undergone a signific…
As a programmer I found that the realities of deadlines and costs resulted in one unassailable truth; every program had some ugly code, and that code had to go somewhere. Sometimes this meant a special “Utility” class, or a “Worker” object….
As a programmer I found that the realities of deadlines and costs resulted in one unassailable truth; every program had some ugly code, and that code had to go somewhere. Sometimes this meant a special “Utility” class, or a “Worker” object….
There was a time when having an application at all; the mere presence of an automated solution was a competitive differentiator for a company. I remember when our on-line banking product was considered novel, not so much for unique features, as for its…
There was a time when having an application at all; the mere presence of an automated solution was a competitive differentiator for a company. I remember when our on-line banking product was considered novel, not so much for unique features, as for its…
Sometimes an architect has to change their approach when working with others to build a consensus. Sometimes we have to use these skills outside of a classic “architectural conversation.”
If you’ve never worked in a restaurant, you might not …
Digital Disruption Lesson #2: Lose the constraints that restrict your thinking. This is the second in a five part series on Digital Disruption.
Greenfields, whiteboards, and blue skies; these are the ingredients of an architect’s daydreams. The so…
Do you actually read your own emails before your send them? Really? Seriously? It’s not possible.
It has happened again. I try to be mild mannered. I do, I really really do. But there are days when the surplus of insanity overwhelms my capacity …
The architecture of an application is often evaluated by assessing its quality attributes; things like performance, security, maintainability and availability. One topic that often surfaces is whether Usability should be considered an architecture…
Johnny Carson once claimed that his favorite joke went like this:
Imagine the African Savanna in late August. In what was a large lake, but is now a relatively small mud-pool sits two hippos. They are submerged to their eyeballs, which appear just …
I’ve had the opportunity to attend at least one Enterprise Architecture forum / workshop / conference every year for the past ten, a few of them as a speaker. I recently had the good fortune to be among a group of contest evaluators, reviewing subm…
As a young man, Dad taught me how to shake someone’s hand. Line up the thumb slots; make sure the fingers wrap around the pinky, hold firmly but don’t squeeze; pump the hand three times. My older brother showed me an alternate handshake that involved…