The Art of Enterprise Architecture – Section Five – Directing Energy

The control of a large architecture function follow the same principle as the control of a few architects: it is merely a question of dividing up their numbers.You create functions on the vertical by instituting segment architects, you create functions on the horizontal by assigning capability architects. Thus working with a large architecture function under […]

Controls and Trust

I am appalled as I look at systems in various companies with whom I have consulted, or who have employed me at the lack of system controls in key places. If you are in the data delivery business and you have agreements with your customers, wouldn’t you…

“To Be” Enterprise Architecture 2010-07-04 07:48:00

It is not my intent in writing to this Enterprise Architecture blog to spend any time getting caught in the old-school EA mentality of thinking in an Enterprise Architecture-centric way. I share Mike Rolling’s of Burton Group’s perspective in this re…

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This is Landmark: Google's entry in a vertical industry ecosystem

Folks,In case you have not heard or read about it yet…please do take a note of this. It is a landmark development. It is an event which marks Google’s entry into an industry vertical ecosystem. On July 1, 2010, Google announced an agreement to acquir…