Minefield of IT’s Capability Mapping Method

One of the major problems that separate corporate business from corporate technology is not only in the functions they have and represent in the corporate structure but also in the languages these two realms use. Mimicking the term names leads rather to misinformation because the semantics of similarly sounding terms may be basically different.

How TO: #Microservices and #Eventholder – what is what for

For people who are in the IT industry for years, the comparison of SOA to EDA and vice versa is not news. For the new generation, their fundamental difference may be not that obvious, especially, when the architecture implementation relates to Microservices. The basis of SOA is a client-server/service model. Yes, it is the old …

How to: Integration in an Enterprise. White Paper

In our days of digital omni-interconnection is one of the top buzz-words like “innovation” or “architecture” were recent. It seems that all IT specialists – developers, designers, architects, and managers – are in need for better understanding and use of the term “integration”. For example, what is the difference between “integration” and interaction”? Also, if …

Digital Pandemic of the Brain

We are humans yet, aren’t we? Recently, I had to apply for a DBS to the UK Government. For the services like this, they have promoted a ‘universal’ digital identity control solution based on the Digidentity app, and this has appeared a game-stopper. (Fortunately, GOV UK Verify still have regular way to apply, which requires …

RISKS OF BUILDING SHARED SERVICES IN A “BROWN FIELD”

Shared Service (SS) is not a new concept and we have a lot of publications about this subject. I hope that many would agree that a SS appears differently from the business and technology perspectives. Since every service is valuable to its consumers by the service functionality and outcomes, this is all that is needed …

SHARED SERVICES IN A NUTSHELL

When recently I moved from banking to the public domain, I found with surprise that UK Government is currently focusing on “#shared #services” (#ShaSer) while this topic had been addressed in banking for a decade, at least, ago. So, what the heck is ShaSer? Wikipedia states, “Shared services is the provision of a service by one …

⌗ARCHIMATE TRANSFORMES ITSELF INTO LOREM IPSUM

For the last 2.5 decades IT architects used Unified Modelling Language (UML) notation. This graphical notation and the concept supporting it was created by Grady Booch, Ivar Jacobson, and James Rumbaugh  while working at Rational software. In 1997, the Object Management Group (TOG) adopted UML as a standard for its members,. Later on, UML became a …

DOES #ENTERPRISE #ARCHITECTURE NEED #PROTECTION IN A #DIGITAL WORLD?

Not long time ago, hashtag#McKinsey & Company decided to advise Enterprise Architects on how they have to change themselves to survive in the digital revolution. Well, it might be a noble mission if such a “business case” was strong. McKensey – the trusted advisor to the world’s leading businesses, governments, and institutions – had identified …

A short-term tactical solution may be good only if you have the long-term solution observed/understood already

During a recession, every company faces a dilemma – where to put its management attention and funds – in the short-term surviving projects/products or the long-term ones as well. IMHO, if you are concerned about survival only, you will lose immediately after the recession ends even if you survive it. My advice is to put …