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Do still like things you were forbidden as a child, even if they are junk? Most of us do and this behaviour is called reactance. It is also used in marketing to create a situation where you not be able to by a certain product any longer and as such forcing a purchasing decision. Reactance … Continue reading Reactance →
Employ of Dockerized Apps Opens a Vistas of Possibilities with Hadoop Architecture. Where, the Hadoop’s traditional data management architecture is extended beyond data processing and management into Distributed Concurrent Computing. Data Management (Storage, Security, MapReduce based Pre-processing) and Data Science (Algorithms) Decoupled. Microservices driven Concurrent Computing :- Complex Distributed Architecture made Affordable Conceptual View […]
We are happy to announce that after a brief hiatus, we will be presenting again at the Open Group Conference, this year in San Francisco, January 25-27. Ben Sommer and I will be presenting in the Architecture Methods and Techniques track. The theme of this conference is “How Enterprise Architecture is empowering companies to build […]
By The Open Group The Open Group will be hosting its first TOGAF® User Group Meeting on January 25 in San Francisco. We recently spoke with long-time member, Terry Blevins, The Open Group Board Member, Fellow and former Chair of … Continue reading →
Information-technology – what is it? There are so many arguments on this that it’s probably simplest to sidestep the question, and say that information-technology is the technology of information. Kinda straightforward, when we look at it like that. But in which…
Sense-making and decision-making are critical skills for the practice of software architecture. Creating effective solutions (i.e. the collection of design decisions that make up the product) is dependent on understanding the architecture of the problem. In other words, the quality of our decisions depends on the quality of our understanding of the context those decisions […]
In this step we develop one of the most important interim products for our decision model; the analytic user profile. A profile is a way of classifying and grouping what the user community is actually doing with the analytic information and services produced. We develop a quantified view of our user community so we can evaluate each platform or tool for optimization quickly and produce meaningful results aligned with usage patterns. 
A manager must make sure that the team members are motivated, otherwise, expressing interest in the team personal well being may be seen only as political correctness.
As we head into a new year, one thing is certain. Industries will continue to undergo digital disruption, increasing competition and shifting consumer expectations. Incumbents will have no choice but to respond by delivering efficiencies and investing in significant […]
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As we begin 2016, I want to extend my warmest greetings to everyone in The Open Group community! I hope each of you had a wonderful holiday filled with family and friends. 2016 promises to be an exciting year for … Continue reading →
Since we don’t know what we don’t know about EA, the first step would be to get to know what we don’t know. Only then we can the right questions.
Eight powerful secrets for retaining delighted clients; or what they don’t teach you in business school.