Exciting Updates for the Open FAIR™ Body of Knowledge and Certification Program

By John Linford, Security Portfolio Director, The Open Group, and Corinne Brouch, Director Learning and Certifications, The Open Group.
Since the publication of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), Version 2.0, the Security Forum has been working to understand the implications of changes to the CSF and making changes to The Open Group Open FAIR™ Body of Knowledge to ensure consistency with the changes.

Clearing the Gridlock: Building a Responsive Pipeline for Product Development in Uncertain Times

Remember when road trips meant unfolding paper maps and arguing over missed turns? Today’s navigation apps have transformed that experience, providing real-time guidance that adapts to traffic, construction, and changing destinations. Product portfolio management is undergoing a similar transformation. While technology has made business more complex, the right integrated solution can simplify your product development…

Disconnected Tools Are Killing Your ROI—Here’s the Fix 

Across industries, tech leaders are feeling the squeeze to increase velocity, reduce costs, and maintain quality, all without expanding teams or tools. Yet, while we obsess over new methodologies, cloud migrations, and automation tools, a silent killer of ROI festers in the background—disconnected software toolchains. It’s not flashy. It’s not headline-grabbing. But it’s quietly draining…

Celebrating Milestones: The Open Group FACE® Consortium at 15 and The Open Group SOSA® Consortium at 10

By Ash Patel – CDMP – Certified Copywriter (CMP), Marketing Specialist, The Open Group
Innovation and collaboration have long driven progress in the aerospace and defense sectors, shaping the technologies and practices that ensure safety, efficiency, and interoperability. This year marks two significant anniversaries that exemplify these principles: the 15th anniversary of The Open Group FACE® Consortium and the 10th anniversary of The Open Group SOSA® Consortium. These milestones offer an opportunity to reflect on their journeys, achievements, and the collective future they promise.

Bridging the Digital Divide: Understanding APIs – Part 1

(What follows is Part 1. Part 2, which addresses “Benefits and Challenges of Each Approach” will appear on 5/21) By Bala Kalavala, Chief Architect & Technology Evangelist Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) and Data-Driven Architecture (DDA…

Manage Risks, But Don’t Eliminate Them

When companies value stability over innovation, some risks increase: they risk slowly losing market share and fading into the background of their industry. So what do we do? The solution lies in the understanding that effective R&D governance cannot, and should not, distill projects into a single number. Here are five ways to assess and communicate risk in your portfolio.