Thoughts of an Enterprise Architect

How many of you have received a diagram like this? Every organization has them. It is impossible to understand how systems are...

How do you find the future architects in the company? My favorite trick is always looking around the office for the messiest whiteboard....

I have been wondering when consumption-based licensing of software will become common. Everyone is doing it for infrastructure. AWS,...

Companies are always need to innovate and transform the way that they do business. Some projects might be easy like building a new web...

Automating systems together is tough. People often skip thinking about how their systems will work with other systems. The business is...

Have you heard the latest buzz word from Gartner? The new word is building a “composable business.” What does that mean? Basically, you...

Tech Debt is an IT concept that describes the long-term cost of work that has been deferred or scope has been reduced. The work...

Architects are crucial. There are a ton of different kinds of architects out there. There are architects who specialize in business...

Information security is a priority for everyone. The news is filled with stories of companies having data stolen, systems being defaced,...