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To avoid the ever debate on the scope of Enterprise Architecture, IT vs the enterprise, I call Enterprise Modelling, rather than Enterprise Architecture (EA), the enterprise wide architecture, that covers business, technology and people.
I’m looking forward to speaking about trends in enterprise architecture at the EA2015 conference on 4 November in Copenhagen. Having spoken at this annual conference over the past several years, it is my annual “state-of-the-union” address to the Danish EA community. This year, I will talk about several trends and issues. The outline of the lecture looks like this: The […]
You can’t bring up semantics without someone inserting an apology for the geekiness of the discussion. If you’re a data person like me, geek away! But for everyone else, it’s a topic best left alone. Well, like every geek, the semantic geeks now have their day — and may just rule the data world.
It begins with a seemingly innocent set of questions:
“Is there a better way to master my data?”
“Is there a better way to understand the data I have?”
“Is there a better way to bring data and content together?”
“Is there a better way to personalize data and insight to be relevant?”
Semantics discussions today are born out of the data chaos that our traditional data management and governance capabilities are struggling under. They’re born out of the fact that even with the best big data technology and analytics being adopted, business stakeholder satisfaction with analytics has decreased by 21% from 2014 to 2015, according to Forrester’s Global Business Technographics® Data And Analytics Survey, 2015. Innovative data architects and vendors realize that semantics is the key to bringing context and meaning to our information so we can extract those much-needed business insights, at scale, and more importantly, personalized.
You can’t bring up semantics without someone inserting an apology for the geekiness of the discussion. If you’re a data person like me, geek away! But for everyone else, it’s a topic best left alone. Well, like every geek, the semantic geeks now have their day — and may just rule the data world.
It begins with a seemingly innocent set of questions:
“Is there a better way to master my data?”
“Is there a better way to understand the data I have?”
“Is there a better way to bring data and content together?”
“Is there a better way to personalize data and insight to be relevant?”
Semantics discussions today are born out of the data chaos that our traditional data management and governance capabilities are struggling under. They’re born out of the fact that even with the best big data technology and analytics being adopted, business stakeholder satisfaction with analytics has decreased by 21% from 2014 to 2015, according to Forrester’s Global Business Technographics® Data And Analytics Survey, 2015. Innovative data architects and vendors realize that semantics is the key to bringing context and meaning to our information so we can extract those much-needed business insights, at scale, and more importantly, personalized.
By Loren K. Baynes, Director, Global Marketing Communications, The Open Group On Monday October 19, Allen Brown, President and CEO of The Open Group, welcomed over 230 attendees from 26 countries to the Edinburgh International Conference Center located in the … Continue reading →
There is something interesting going on in our industry. From the inception of the first programming language we always have been uncovering new ways to program computers. New ways triggered by new hardware architectures and new ways triggered by developers wanting languages that are easier to grasp and are more productive. We have made major steps from machine code to today’s higher-level modern languages. However, over the last decade it.
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Chess and the Art of Enterprise Architecture and Mastering ArchiMate Edition II (both PDF) are now available as a bundle purchase with a discount of €5 for the two together. Please visit either the Chess and the Art of Enterprise … Continue reading →
Chess and the Art of Enterprise Architecture and Mastering ArchiMate Edition II (both PDF) are now available as a bundle purchase with a discount of €5 for the two together. Please visit either the Chess and the Art of Enterprise Architecture … Continue reading →
I am sure if you are familiar with Faraday’s dilemma. Faraday who was a great scientist observed that when you drop a piece of normal steel into concentrated nitric acid nothing happen, but if you drop it in diluted nitric acid or dilute the concentrated nitric acid tell will dissolve itself over time. The reason … Continue reading Information →
Whatever business you are in innovation is the name of the game. Today it’s even more important than ever that you innovate fast and somewhat accurate. This little card is designed to help you go fast by staying small and keeping it nimble. When you should use this Whenever you need to innovate When you […]
By The Open Group Background The automotive industry is currently facing massive challenges. For the past 30-40 years, automakers have faced stiff competition in the marketplace, as well as constant pressure to make more innovative and efficient vehicles while reducing … Continue reading →
If you wish to employ Business Models in your enterprise analysis and strategy specification, you may first have to understand what that is. A Business Model shows how a company goes about its business to be able to return value/profit. Repr…