Busy, Trusted, and Stuck: The Structural Trap of Enterprise Architects
How reliable architects end up firefighting instead of architecting—and why working harder rarely fixes the plateau
Breaking the Silos: The Rise of the Open Lakehouse Architecture in 2026
By Bala Kalavala, Chief Architect & Technology Evangelist Introduction In the evolving data landscape of 2026, the Open Lakehouse has transitioned from an emerging architectural pattern to the gold standard for enterprise data strategy. By merging …
Maybe All-Powerful AI Isn’t the Existential Threat It Is Made Out To Be
By Holt Hackney Ever since ChatGPT’s debut in 2023, concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) potentially wiping out humanity have dominated headlines. New research from Georgia Tech University suggests that those anxieties are misplaced. “Computer s…
Token Economics and Serialisation Strategy: Evaluating TOON for Enterprise LLM Integration
By Bhumika Udani When benchmark data revealed that Token-Oriented Object Notation (TOON) achieved 73.9% accuracy on LLM data retrieval tasks while using 39.6% fewer tokens than JSON, it became clear that the serialisation format represents […]
Enterprise Architects Have Stepped Out Of The Ivory Tower
For years, many enterprise architecture (EA) teams operated in isolation, building elaborate frameworks that few understood and even fewer used. Then something shifted: Architects started solving actual business problems instead of perfecting abstract …
A&G Announces that Chief Architect Neil Wylie Will Begin Supporting the Magazine as a Senior Editor
A&G Magazine, published by Iasa Global – the world’s leading professional association for business technology architects, announced today that Neil Wylie, a former Chief Architect at CDW and current CEO at Agentic Engine (https://agenticengin…
The Open Group Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference: Highlights from a Landmark Gathering, London, February 2 – 4, 2026
By Ash Patel – CDMP – Certified Copywriter (CMP) – Content Marketing Manager, The Open Group
The Open Group EA Practitioners Conference officially marked a major milestone – the 30th anniversary of the TOGAF® Standard, a standard of The Open Group, the world’s leading framework for Enterprise Architecture. Further celebrating this remarkable journey – from the foundation of the TOGAF Standard to the evolution of the ArchiMate® Specification, the Open Agile Architecture™ Standard – O-AA™, The Open Group Eagle AI Assistant, and the entire Architecture Portfolio standards of The Open Group, with over 90 attendees from around the world joining in the celebrations.
CxO Considerations to Invest in LLM/SLM Development
By Dr. Magesh Kasthuri In recent years, Artificial Intelligence has witnessed a transformative leap with the advent of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Small Language Models (SLMs). As enterprises navigate digital transformation, the role of these […]
Automatically Generated EA Content—What Is Left for Architects?
Where it helps, where it breaks, and where judgment still matters
Five steps to master capability-based planning with SAP LeanIX solutions
Every enterprise sets ambitious strategies, but execution can often break down. The missing link is usually not technology, but capabilities: the things your business must do well to succeed.
Rethinking Identity Management: From Who Has Access to What Really Matters
By Anant Wairagade, Senior Cybersecurity Engineer For years, most organizations have assumed that IGA was all about compliance. With that in mind, most of them invested heavily to ensure they remain in good books with […]
Freedom and Responsibility
Responsibility is like a hot potato, but we have developed better ways to handle it than simply passing it on. We keep paying for this trickery, and so far, we can afford it. However, the stakes grow exponentially. This is another essay in the Autonomy and Cohesion series. Autonomy and Cohesion is one of the essential balances that […]