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…
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SOA for the Technology Architect
Hello from the eve of yet another EA Conference Here I sit in Calgary, pondering some thoughts with respect to the topics at hand at tomorrow’s EA Directions “Critical Issues In Enterprise Architecture and Strategic Alignment” two day conference. I have the great honour to present on several EA topics including some in the area of SOA. Last week, at one of my Architecture Boot Camps, the Technology Architect Boot…
Enterprise Architecture and Portfolio Management
Ok – so maybe you haven’t heard the buzz about the marriage between EA and Portfolio Management. It’s been going on long enough to get the seven year itch already – so why should I go on about that today? My head hurts – I’ve been knee deep in the weeds building course ware for about three months and I’ve come up for air. It’s probably the first thing I thought of…
The Importance of Data to a Systems Architect
Today I’m thinking about how important data design really is to solution design. I often wonder if our roots in Information Technology will always take over our thoughts – I used to work exclusively with data and moved on to Architecture. Now, when I work in the System Architecture space, particularly on design or solution, I revert to data – and often first. We need to understand what the data…