The Busy Executive’s Service Oriented Architecture Reference Guide
Based on feedback from my last blog entry, “The Busy Executive’s Quick Cloud Computing Reference Guide” the consensus was that people found it very helpful as a means of gaining…
The Busy Executive’s Quick Cloud Computing Reference Guide
As an executive, you may be hearing many different viewpoints about Cloud Computing; some of them promising significant IT cost reductions and reductions in capital expenditures. Similarly, you are hearing…
Desperately Seeking SOA Business Cases
Or, to rephrase that famous Kennedy quote, "ask not what SOA can do for you, but ask what you can do to improve your business!"
The Reason Enterprise Architects Should Study Economics
Thus, it is here that Enterprise Architects, especially those we call Chief Architects, truly show their mettle. It is their experience, coupled with the ability to focus on the right…
Response to InformationWeek’s Bob Evans Commentary on CIO Suicide
Bob Evans, senior VP and director of InformationWeek’s Global CIO unit, recently published his thoughts and findings on why CIOs should no longer be focusing on aligning IT with business,…
The Role of The Business Analyst in an SOA World
Those of us that are part of SOA-related projects where traditional business analysts (BA) are involved often find ourselves frustrated by the incongruence between the analyst’s approach to requirements gathering…
The SOA (& Cloud) Funding Dilemma
Lately, and primarily among government users, I’ve been hearing about a potential clash of bureaucracy meets technology when it comes to funding shared services. It seems that the current government…
Perhaps SOA is More Strategy Than Architecture
Is SOA really architecture, or is it simply a strategy for business transformation?
The Impact of Making Product Choices Using Qualitative vs. Quantitative Analysis
As part of my job, I help customers to select the appropriate software to either fulfill a need or as a component of a larger solution. Fulfilling this role means…
Business’ Abuse of IT People
I just want to give a shout-out to all those IT people working their butts off everyday and taking crap for it. Over the years I've been witness to IT…