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Dialogue over Diagrams

Agile Architect Manifesto Borrowing from the Agile Manifesto – We are uncovering better ways to architect software by doing it and helping others do it.  Through this work we have come to value: Dialogue over Diagrams While there is value … Continue reading

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Starting The Agile Architect

What’s an architect to do when the team goes Agile? The Agile Architect is a project I’ve started with with Peter Wennerstein of Icon Innovations.   The inspiration came when the leaders on the project I’m working on decided we were … Continue reading

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Granting a Monopoly to your IT Suppliers

In Enterprise Architecture we are often fixated on standardization of technologies across our enterprise.  We publish standard technologies for services such as DBMS, Storage, Network as well as application services like workflow, reporting and reconciliation. The rationale for standardization is … Continue reading

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Target State Architecture without a Project

Can you get motivated to develop a Target State Architecture for a department when there is not project funding in the near future? Continue reading

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Data Migration

Is it just me, or is Data Migration suddenly interesting? I recently joined a big Australian Bank and noticed there are many data migration exercises to come as a result of a recent merger and major system replacement programs in … Continue reading

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Performance Monitoring and Capacity Planning

At work we’ve just finished our first month of live operation for a large new system.  Now that the teething problems are past, we need to be sure we understand how the system performs as it grows.  I was hunting … Continue reading

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