Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
Knowing the strategic solution is only part of the challenge. Let’s assume you are able to establish the “right and just” solution either because your enterprise has well documented target architectures and roadmaps or your solution has a well established “best practice” pattern you can apply. Take a moment to savor your success, but only […]
There are different ways for applications to talk to one another. These can include: File Transfer Web Services Shared Data Messaging All have their strengths and weaknesses but for now let’s focus on the advantages of messaging. What is messaging? Messaging is a technology that enables asynchronous communication of messages between systems and also includes […]
When was the last time you found yourself on a project that didn’t involve some degree of file transmission? No, that one doesn’t count… Ok, so maybe you occasionally have a solution that doesn’t require any file delivery but every architect worth his weight in .csv files is going to come across this task at […]
Stasis
A little while ago, I was presented with a “solution” that started with an over-complex block diagram of a set of inter-related applications with a brief description of each below. This was followed by a description of the tech…
Stasis
A little while ago, I was presented with a “solution” that started with an over-complex block diagram of a set of inter-related applications with a brief description of each below. This was followed by a description of the tech…
What are the respective roles of enterprise-architecture and solution-architecture? How do they relate with respect to each other – and with respect, too? I’ve been having a great back-and-forth on this on LinkedIn with Donald Lawn, an IT-oriented architect down…
I was on a walk with my wife and our dog the other day and our conversation led to some of the problems we encounter at work. My wife is a Registered Nurse at a large acute care hospital. She has an amazing wealth of experience caring for very sick people. She told me about […]
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I ran across a very interesting op-ed by Tim Jackson on productivity today in the New York Times. The gist of his well-articulated argument is that due to our relentless drive for increased output, certain professions and their attendant tasks…
I ran across a very interesting op-ed by Tim Jackson on productivity today in the New York Times. The gist of his well-articulated argument is that due to our relentless drive for increased output, certain professions and their attendant tasks…
I ran across a very interesting op-ed by Tim Jackson on productivity today in the New York Times. The gist of his well-articulated argument is that due to our relentless drive for increased output, certain professions and their attendant tasks…
That’s a bit of a mouthful – but it is the synthesis of a lot of material from the SITA technology conference held near Brussels in June this year.So, I’ll put in context and then see where it leads us. The context is that in the airline industry, cost…
That’s a bit of a mouthful – but it is the synthesis of a lot of material from the SITA technology conference held near Brussels in June this year.So, I’ll put in context and then see where it leads us. The context is that in the airline industry, cost…