When Business Processes Don’t Mature
Have you ever dealt with a mid- to large-sized organization and come away from the interaction wondering how an organization…
Enterprise Architecture Is A Modifier, Not A Noun or Verb
The epiphany occurred the other day while talking to a Department of Defense customer; enterprise architecture (EA) for the sake…
Cybersecurity: It’s More Than Worms, Hacking and Phishing
And, now the cherry on top, not everything that is a threat is intentional. As if cyber security wasn’t complex…
Cloud Computing Pragmatics
In October of 2009 I was interviewed by GovIT Journal and in that article I presented my view that Cloud…
The Real Impact of IT Owning Your SOA Effort
I had a great lunch discussion today regarding the impact of ownership of SOA within the business. As I have…
Architecture: 1000 ways to skin the cat, either way, the cat’s till dead
Thanks to @jadkins for the colorful ending to that cliched saying, which really got me thinking. Sometimes we just make…
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…
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…
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JP’s Topsy-Turvy 2009 IT Year in Review
A semi-humorous look at 2009 the year in review for IT and insight into next year's top IT topics.
Metering and Instrumentation: Two Critical and Oft Forgotten Features of Cloud Services
Additionally, proper inclusion of metering and instrumentation interfaces into you Cloud service means that you have greater control over the…