Data Conversion - enterprise architecture

Defining "Application Architecture"

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:38:48 +0000

I've run into an interesting quandry in my engagements - there are two completely different notions of what an "application architecture" is. For some, "application architecture" is the specification of standards around how programs get developed: the allowed languages, preferred patterns, and so forth. For others, it is documentation of the interactions between applications in the environment:

Enterprise Architecture and Financial Planning

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:27:47 +0000

Enterprise Archiecture practitioners view a solid EA as critical to setting a three-to-five year strategic plan for the company. I don't see that view as frequently at the business leadership level. As EA practitioners, we need to be able to articulate how and why EA is important. Any kind of long-range planning follows a basic pattern: Purpose, Vision, Strategy, Objective, Plan. The Purpose is

IBM Information Server and Microsoft big winners in the eWeek 2007 Excellence Award

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:18:22 +0000

IBM Information Server wins, Microsoft Office 2007 wins, Google snubbed, Oracle didn’t even know the awards were on.

10 Rules For Effective Enterprise IT Architecture

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:26:23 +0000

Are you documenting your current IT architecture right now? Stop what you are doing and move away from the computer. You might be documenting something that is going to change before you've finished documenting it.

Day Light Savings 2007 - Are you ready

Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:09:08 +0000

For those who are interested in what and why changes in day light savings - 2007. Attached below is a snippet from this link. Interesting detail of course is how this will affect the applications which are running...starting from

Who is a Systems Architect?

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:41:58 +0000

Earlier this month Najib had asked in reference to What is a Systems Architect and Systems Architecture Fundamentals

Systems Architecture Fundamentals - Conceptual, Logical, Physical Designs

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:56:46 +0000

A Systems Architect responsibilities includes the ability to create, review, and update (don't forget this last one!) designs or blueprints to provide an overall direction for the system, project, department, or enterprise. See What is a Systems Architect? for more about the position. These

Six Apart moves blogging to the enterprise

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:37:00 +0000

Many enterprises are starting to embrace blogging and one of the forerunners Six Apart is moving into the enterprise area. They have released their flagship product to corporations called "Movable Type Enterprise" which is to include priority customer support in the United States. Here is an excerpt from the article

MDA: Catch up with the waves

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 02:55:21 +0000

Very interesting link. Couple of interesting concepts... MDA is more a lifecycle than a model... good idea. The interesting formula he coins E=MCsquared, where E is enterprise architecture and M for MDA and C-Squared for Cross Cutting Concerns. I like his way of looking at things - more practical than a theoretical exercise. Using MDA as a lifecycle is a good step than focusing on how

Data. Process. Presentation.

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 03:41:42 +0000

I've talked before about what architecture is. But how do you go about thinking about it?