By Stuart Dee IT Architects are constantly confronted with legacy, whether as a result of poor lifecycle management, sweating the assets, a change in standards, policies, principles, or strategic direction. The impact is commonly referred […]
Featured in this week’s spotlight is Jean Gehring, Global Managing Partner of Lean 42 GmbH. Gehring sets the direction at Lean 42 GmbH and oversees its CIO advisory activities across Central Europe and the U.S. […]
By James Wilt, Distinguished Architect The question before “what” really is “when” do I care about Non-Functional Requirements? The unfortunate answer is “when it’s too late!” What NFRs Are Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs) a.k.a. Quality Attributes […]
Featured in this week’s spotlight is Harminder (Harry) Blackburn, Head of Enterprise Business Architecture of Liberty Specialty Markets. Having worked in insurance for over twenty years across Business Architecture, Business Change and IT, Blackburn has […]
(Editor’s Note: While A&G deals with IT architecture, there are occasions where emerging technologies are transforming the world of physical architecture, and might deserve some editorial treatment. The following piece about Building Information Modeling, shared […]
By Jonathan Whelan The benefits of digital transformation make it a very enticing proposition: improved efficiency, better customer experience, greater agility, competitive advantage, … the list goes on. Transformation may be desirable, or even necessary, […]
(Editor’s Note: What follows is Part 2. Part 1 appeared on Wednesday at https://www.architectureandgovernance.com/uncategorized/a-playbook-for-enterprise-api-adoption-part-1/.) API Monetization: The four API Monetization models are, Fee-based: The end user pays as per the API usage. The types of […]
Featured in this week’s spotlight is Nessa Kavanagh, Head of IT Architecture of FBD Insurance Plc. Kavanagh has over 25 years’ experience working in I.T and more than 17 years working in the insurance industry, […]
By James Wilt, Distinguished Architect When you sit in your vehicle, you have the perception of unlimited comfort, entertainment, configuration, and safety. Some systems are active, others passive. You may choose to not use the seatbelt […]
When Ian Stendera joined Ardoq In 2014, he was a strong believer in the ability of technologists to have a tremendous impact on a company. Nine years later, nothing has changed in Stendera’s belief as […]