Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
This is Part II of my collection of enterprise architecture definitions. Part I can be viewed here. It’s interesting, at least to me, to get a sense for all the different definitions of enterprise architecture out there. So, over time,…
This is Part II of my collection of enterprise architecture definitions. Part I can be viewed here. It’s interesting, at least to me, to get a sense for all the different definitions of enterprise architecture out there. So, over time,…
Recently Gartner released the 2010 Hype Cycle for Enterprise Architecture (EA). It’s an interesting report. I’m not sure if there are really any surprises here but it worth looking at the macro themes of the report. You can find additional…
The Cloud offering space is getting rather busy as we expected this summer. Capgemini annoucement of “Immediate” and its pilot with Royal Mail, closely follows other major developments such as IBM’s acquisition of Cast Iron. While IBM claims to get bet…
Wave was supposed to be another jewel in the already crowded Google crown. Surely this next generation communication tool was going to join the ranks of ultra-successful Search, super-popular Mail and upcoming star Android. When Google announced this a…
Since I completed both the UBC Sauder School of Business – Certificate in Management Excellence and the Carnegie Mellon Institute of Software Research International – Certified Enterprise Architect program, I have been looking to take the n…
One of the key ideas within the Enterprise Architecture (EA) is simplification. There is even an architecture principle within the OEAF (Oracle’s EA Framework) and TOGAF around “Controlling Technical Diversity”. I took the liberty of assigning the tagl…
One of the key ideas within the Enterprise Architecture (EA) is simplification. There is even an architecture principle within the OEAF (Oracle’s EA Framework) and TOGAF around “Controlling Technical Diversity”. I took the liberty of assigning the tagl…
Adrian Campbell over at Inspiring Architects has what I think is a spot-on article discussing the differences between Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise IT Architecture. He focuses on the need of Business Architecture to ensure alignment to busines…
Adrian Campbell over at Inspiring Architects has what I think is a spot-on article discussing the differences between Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise IT Architecture. He focuses on the need of Business Architecture to ensure alignment to busines…
As discussed in a previous blog entry (Don’t do it fast, do it right) the agility imperative for modern enterprises is not only to change fast, but rather to enable the right changes at the right time in the right way. This raises the natural question of how? How to identify the right changes, how […]
Check out this great video of Simulation and — importantly — Optimization of a process flow using System Architect’s simulator, powered by Lanner’s Witness simulation engine. Those crazy Brits! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEC81kmXWM