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Here is another of my favorite Richard Feynman stories (and fitting to honor the memory of Feynman today, for it is 25 years since the day he died): “When I was a kid growing up in Far Rockaway, I had a friend named … Continue reading →
The new issue of Architecture and Governance Magazine is out. This issues is centered around the Business Architecture practice with elements of Information Architecture. It’s tiled, "Business Architecture: The Blueprint for Success?" I was fortunate enough to be included in…
This is a transcript of a sponsored podcast discussion on the threats from and promise of Big Data in securing enterprise information assets. Continue reading →
In any case, EA does not equal TOGAF and vice-versa.
The Business Analyst and the Project Manager have yet another impossible timeframe forced upon them, which they accept. Faced with the prospect of losing the confidence of their Project Sponsor, they somehow manage to squeeze out their Business Case. The Business Case is such a success that they circulate it to the usual suspects for […]
A presentation given to the Hong Kong Computer Society last year. I was prompted to post it here while perusing the EA Headspace poster this monring – highly recommended (link below).
http://enterprisearchitects.com/the-ea-headspa…
In my last post “Details vs Context” I have touched the challenge to find the right balance between getting lost in the details and getting lost in the context. The frequent readers of my blog should by now know that my personal take on Enterprise Arch…
In my last post “Details vs Context” I have touched the challenge to find the right balance between getting lost in the details and getting lost in the context. The frequent readers of my blog should by now know that my personal take on Enterprise Arch…
What’s the real role of money within design for an enterprise-architecture? At the really big-picture scale? [Apologies, folks: this one’s turned out to be really long, even by my usual standards – but unfortunately this theme is so darn controversial that it really does need the…
Since not everyone could make the trip to The Open Group Conference in Newport Beach, we’ve put together a recap of day one’s plenary speakers. Stay tuned for more recaps coming soon! Continue reading →
Architecture, in general, is about models and blueprints. Hence, enterprise architects have to devise models that describe the enterprise. Based on these models many people in the enterprise visualize, analyze and solve their own issues, in cont…
Somehow it is a recurring theme in computer science: create a “programming” system that is easier to use and learn than the existing programming approaches. I am not just talking about better tools, like IDEs, but also new languages. It seems as if each self-respecting programmer creates his/her own language or tool-set nowadays, right? Okay, I have to admit that not all efforts are focused on making things easier, often.
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