Why I Wrote Enterprise Architecture – Your Guide to Organizational Transformation
And what makes it different from most other enterprise architecture book you’ve seen
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…
Bridging the Digital Divide: Understanding APIs – Part 2
(What follows is Part 2. Part 1 appeared yesterday here.) By Bala Kalavala, Chief Architect & Technology Evangelist Benefits and Challenges of Each Approach Both EDA and DDA offer significant advantages but also come with their […]
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.
How to Create an Application Map That Actually Gets Used
Enterprise architecture (EA) offers powerful tools for understanding and managing complexity. One of the most essential is also one of the most traditional: the application map. It shows what applications your organization uses and where change is needed. Here’s how to create one that works.
Can Data Governance Set Us Free?
(Editor’s Note: What follows is a speech given on May 13 by James Benford, Executive Director for Data and Analytics Transformation and Chief Data Officer, for the Bank of England) It’s a pleasure to be […]
The Rise of Digital Minions—Transforming Business with AI Agents
Abstract:
Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz explores the concept of digital minions: AI-powered agents that are reshaping the landscape of modern business. Based on insights from his book, The Economy of Algorithms: AI and the Rise of the Digital Minions, …
From Surviving to Thriving: A Strategy for Uncertain Times
We’ve been riding the waves of economic uncertainty for a while, but now it feels like we’re being pulled further out to sea. Between unpredictability on a global scale, changing customer behaviors, and the constant undercurrent of market volatility, many organizations are starting to feel the pressure chipping away at their bottom line. This is…
Can We Break Through the Inertia that Plagues IT-Change?
By Gerben Wierda Remember IT changes at breakneck speed? So why does it feel like the opposite when you want change done? Because it is true. The practice in all organisations in the world is the […]