Evolution of a career …

My career started in the true meaning of the word – I found myself careering like a go-cart out of control downhill. It is said that “necessity is the mother of invention”; this applied to my mindset as a teenager faced with the reality that as soon as…

Evolution of a career …

My career started in the true meaning of the word – I found myself careering like a go-cart out of control downhill. It is said that “necessity is the mother of invention”; this applied to my mindset as a teenager faced with the reality that as soon as…

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The Evolution of the Modern Enterprise Architect

At the Open Group Conference in San Francisco earlier this month Dr. Jeanne Ross from MIT CISR made the statement, “One day the CIO will report to the Enterprise Architect.”   As you can imagine this caused quite the stir within at the conference, and the LinkedIn and Twitterverse started to explode with comments from both…

Location, Location, Location

#pacelayering In Stuart Brand’s theory, originally titled Shearing Layers and subsequently relabelled as Pace Layering, the slowest moving element of physical architecture was location, or what he (for the sake of alliteration) called Site.

An intere…

Active Info: Data Scientists vs. Business Intelligence Pros; Predicting Linsanity

My latest posts on Active Information:

Data Scientists & Business Intelligence Pros, what’s the difference?

In a way, you could say data science leans towards innovation, while business intelligence leans towards optimization. Each are critical for business, government and societal progress.

Predicting Linsanity

For the vast majority, Lin’s breakthrough is a complete surprise. However, for numbers hobbyist Ed Weiland, Lin’s breakthrough was merely a matter of time.

Location, Location, Location

#pacelayering In Stuart Brand’s theory, originally titled Shearing Layers and subsequently relabelled as Pace Layering, the slowest moving element of physical architecture was location, or what he (for the sake of alliteration) called Site.

An intere…