It’s been far too long but I’m writing again – you see I’ve been writing a lot since I last wrote and so there are lots of pieces that should be appearing here soon – I’ll just have to figure out where to start. I’ve been doing a lot of research lately on the resources available today on IT Architect Careers. There isn’t much – a handful of books, a…
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IT Architect Skill Training – Why Is It So Popular?
If you ask just about any IT Director, Manager, or even PM, they’ll tell you that Architects are among-est the toughest resources to find. I’ve experienced this so often either when helping clients build their teams, or when I’ve tried to build them myself. Architect Boot Camp training was designed to help organizations train their own staff, or to help those in IT who have an affinity towards high end…
Architecture Training – What it Takes to Be Great
Happy Holiday Weekend To My Canadian Friends:- Some of you luck ones may have fled your cubes, offices or project rooms – and for those of you left, you might be in for a little reading. If you have been considering the Canadian training coming up October 20-24th, there are still 3 spots available in the IT Architect Boot Camp workshop, and 4 spots in the Solution Architect workshop. It…
IT Architect Skills
Recently I was asked that if a person was already acting in the role of a software integrator, did they really need to learn how to be an Architect. The answer was a little bit complicated, but it was an emphatic “yes!” While the basis or core skills of a great IT architect does come from solid software integration knowledge and practice, the basic practices, approaches and thought processes as…
The Role of the Architect
I’m emerging from the haze of planning for my upcoming Architect Boot Camp classes. My focus is editing my book, and between questions about “which course do I take” and “am I suited to be an architect”, I figured I’d write a series of posts related to the Architect’s Role. The Architect’s Role Problems are well less defined for an architect and they must spend the time to ensure that…
IT Architecture Training FAQs
First of all – reminder that the deadlines for early bird pricing on the Architect Boot Camp workshops in October are creeping up on us. Get your registration completed and reserve your spot at Early Bird Rates! There are limited seats, and all we need is your registration, and you’ve got your spot. We’ll send you confirmation and invoices. I’ve been answering a few questions in email lately, so I…
IT Architect Training – Changes to Our Course Catalog
As leaves change color, so do our interests. We’ve been pretty busy carefully planning a new course catalog, scheduling upcoming IT Architect Workshops, and updating and enhancing our class lab exercises. The book edits have gone on the back burner, and a complete change to the Architect Boot Camp website are imminent. We try to do the best we can to respond to the needs of those who want to…
A New Day for Great IT Architects
Monday is as good as any to do something new. For most, above average. Well – today I figured I’d **make** the time to move this blog to the Architect Boot Camp site. Here it is – hope you benefit from it and I do have plans (hopes) to post much more regularly. What’s new? I’ve been really busy getting the fall Architect Boot Camp Workshop schedule completed, as well…
Ethics in IT Architecture Skills
I’ve been away building and authoring courses, so writing has gone into something other than frivolous blurbs. Just came back from an evening with a speaker on ethics – it was supposed to have something to do with Ethics in IT and although that’s not what it was about, I was able to draw a few lines and relationships to IT from what the speaker had to say. A few…
IT Architecture Workshops – Picasso or Plumber?
I’ve been asked over and over how I became an I.T. Architect. I always hesitate, and say “well…” More often than not, I get into the long stories about my university degrees and my varying path in life and career. The short answer is “I changed careers multiple times within the field of I.T.”. The long answer is experience. The I.T. Architect is a technologist, a leader, a consultant, a…
Solution Architecture Training Tidbits
What came first – the solution or the data? I’ve spent years in IT and no matter what I do, it keeps coming down to the data. As an Enterprise Architect, selecting a portal for a large financial company was an exercise to plan for technology that would support data in many areas. As the years go by, Data Architects have become responsible for Web Site Content. Sadly, there are…