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Author: Alex Matthews – Twitter: @remembermytweet “Complexity theory predicts that we cannot rely on predictions.” This post is a series of excerpts from the following brilliant presentation on Complexity Theory. […]
The Building Architecture industry is frustrated with IT Architecture. There is so much interest among IT Architecture forums to mature to the level of Building Architecture that many in the world are very confused. Building Architects looking for reso…
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Magazine 2012 July – Best of Maine: Unsung Hikes from an AMC Trip Leader
“A hiking guide for the Maine Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club, Carey Michael Kish has been exploring Maine’s forests and mountains for more than forty years. He is the editor of the AMC’s recently updated Maine Mountain Guide (amcstore.outdoors.org), beloved by hikers for its detailed no-nonsense trail descriptions and full-color topographical maps. Added to the tenth edition are more than two hundred trails that are either relatively new or often overlooked. We gave Kish, who loves them all, the tough task of recommending ten.”
Why the days are numbered for Hadoop as we know it — Cloud Computing News
Discusses technologies beyond Hadoop, in context of Google’s stack.
“Most interesting to me, however, is that GMR [Google Map Reduce] no longer holds such prominence in the Google stack. Just as the enterprise is locking into MapReduce, Google seems to be moving past it.”
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Chris Armstrong previews his session at the upcoming Open Group conference in Washington, D.C. titled, “Using TOGAF 9 to Deliver DoDAF 2 Capabilities.” If you are not attending the conference, Chris’ session will be broadcast via Livestream on Monday, …
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This week on Active Information, I highlighted research published in MIT Sloan on Finding Value in the Information Explosion. Jeanne Ross is a co-author, so you know it’s good stuff.
The good news is that IT organizations are stepping up to manage the data explosion. The bad news is that these vast stockpiles of data aren’t generating a business return.
To turn Big Data aspirations into realized value, the research proposes three essential practices that BUSINESS leaders must embrace.
Read about these practices: Turn Big Data aspirations into business value – Input Output.
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These days, it seems that business and IT conversations just about everywhere are revolving around that same 4 themes – Big Data, social collaboration, mobile applications and cloud computing. These IT megatrends are in the forefront of the minds of IT executives and solution providers alike. And, if you aren’t thinking about them, you should […]
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Using the analogy of the popular game of Tetris, this diagram explains the dynamic and ever-changing challenges of Enterprise Architecture through the use of a static picture. This diagram was originally created to explain the need for Enterprise Architecture to business executives at the C-Level of an organization (e.g. CEOs, CIOs, CFOs, etc.). The original […]
Author: Alex Matthews – Twitter: @remembermytweet Here is a free, un-formatted slide deck that describes some of the key benefits that can be gained from applying Enterprise Architecture. It can […]