Global Open Trusted Technology Provider™ Standard

By Sally Long, Forum Director, Open Trusted Technology Forum, The Open Group A First Line of Defense in Protecting Critical Infrastructure – A Technical Solution that can Help Address a Geo-political Issue The challenges associated with Cybersecurity and critical infrastructure, … Continue reading

On Complexity

I’m not convinced all complexity is bad. There are complex elements in our lives that enrich us. I’m reminded of the first few times I tasted Thai or Indian cuisine when my mouth was alive with a myriad of flavors coming from multiple directions. Just the curry alone consists of eleven different spices hand-tuned to […]

Better Together: Information Architecture and Information Management

In business today, we can’t afford not to understand our own information. From the monetization of it through the information driven economy, new and powerful insight that are gleaned through Big Data to the ability to advance an organizations own capabilities through an effective information architecture. It’s no wonder why advanced analytics is a top business […]

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Better Together: Information Architecture and Information Management

In business today, we can’t afford not to understand our own information. From the monetization of it through the information driven economy, new and powerful insight that are gleaned through Big Data to the ability to advance an organizations own capabilities through an effective information architecture. It’s no wonder why advanced analytics is a top business […]

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Pre-emptive defence

I’m about to embark on a shift in direction or emphasis, to much more of what I’ve previously described as Really-Big-Picture Enterprise-Architecture (RBPEA), applying enterprise-architecture/systems-thinking principles and practices to concerns at much larger scopes and scales – all the way

Services and Enterprise Canvas review – worked-example

What is a service-oriented architecture – particularly at a whole-of-enterprise scope? How best could we describe that architecture? We’ve explored those questions in some depth in the preceding series of posts. It’s left us with a set of visual-checklists, including

Den fjärde vågen

Omvärlden, kunden, uppdragsgivaren och uppdragstagaren är alla en del av samma helhet. Vi samverkar i en ändlig loop. 1. Förstå frågeställningarna 2. Beskriv hela kundresan (horisontellt) 3. Beskriv stegen (vertikalt) = Uppdragskort 4. Prioritera på effekt (h&v) = Uppdragspoäng 5. Bearbeta uppdragskort 6. Gör om och gör rätt Använd detta som ett fraktalt mönster och […]

EA/ST Meeting Report October 2014

Perspectives on Enterprise Architecture and Systems Thinking

Unfortunately, I missed this month’s EA/ST group meeting on Tuesday 21st October. But the presentations by @KlausØstergaard, @kvistgaard, @PhilipHellyer and @tetradian are now available.

  • Klaus Østergaard, Value in Utilizing Systemic Thinking in the Field of Enterprise Architecture and Vice Versa (DropBox link)