Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
From my very first post, I’ve been writing on the subject of “accidental architecture”, which is also sometimes confused with “emergence”. From the picture on the right (which I used previously on a post titled “Accidental Architecture”), it should be easy to infer what my opinion is in regard to the idea that coherent system […]
Two weeks ago, we wrote about the impact of multi-speed IT on the IT organization and enterprise architecture. Let us now talk about the different options for managing a multi-speed IT approach.
Enterprise-architecture: yeah, so much of it is kinda abstract… – all that ‘meta-’ and stuff. Which turns many people off, big-time. Unfortunately, “all that ‘meta-’ and stuff” is really important: it helps people explore the real complexities of their own enterprise,…
When we are hired as an architect we often try to address the major problems first. We do this in various ways, but we will always try to look at the whole picture and try to find the underlying problem(s) and design solutions. We quite naturally find this way the right one without asking ourselves … Continue reading Address the known or the unknown problems →
More than 10 billion Euros will be spent on 16 new hospital construction projects in Denmark. One of the larger projects, dubbed a “super-hospital,” is in Odense, where the budget is 1.3 billion Euros. The New Odense University Hospital (…
Enterprise Architecture and Security Taking a quick break from our…
Cogito ergo sum [a] is a Latin philosophical proposition by René Descartes usually translated into English as ” I think, therefore I am“. Cartesianism – is usually understood as deterministic, i.e. about definite answers, deductive logic . Actually Descartes held that all existence consists in three distinct substances, each with its own essence… Continue Reading →
A look at an enterprise architects journey beyond earning a TOGAF certification. For many professionals working in the realm of enterprise architecture, the TOGAF certification acts as a critical marker of an individual’s expertise. TOGAF is among the most widely adopted enterprise architecture frameworks, so naturally it is one of the most in demand enterprise …
Many firms in the oil sector are struggling due to the steep drop in oil prices. Across the sector there has been a reduction in investment, and in many cases downsizing. Planning for the future in these times can be tough, and changes need to be made in order to survive. However, some firms are…
“Customer-centricity” is one of the biggest tags in the tag cloud to the right. My first post this year was “Is 2016 the Year for Customer-Focused IT?”. It’s a concept that I find vitally important to IT for the simple reason that to the extent that IT is not fit for purpose, it’s a waste […]
Setting you up to understand the technology landscape is key to determine what technologies would affect us the most. Because we cannot adopt them all. And you have to implement them in concert while replacing and evolving the existing landscape at the…
Setting us up to understand the technology landscape is key to determine what technologies would affect us mostly. Because we cannot adopt them all. And we have to implement them in concert while replacing and evolving, at the same time, the existing l…