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Mike Walker
- Nov 30, 2012
- 1 min
The Open Group Conference in Newport Beach
The next Open Group Conference will be held in Newport Beach California taking place January 28 through 31st. Looks to be a lot of great...
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Mike Walker
- Nov 28, 2012
- 2 min
Gartner Enterprise Architecture Tools Magic Quadrant 2012
Gartner has released yet another great resource for Enterprise Architects with their EA Tools Magic Quadrant. The full report can be...
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Mike Walker
- Nov 25, 2012
- 7 min
Enable Cloud Strategy and Planning with Predictable Methods, Models, and Tools
We previously looked at why cloud is so important (Challenge the Status Quo and Advance Business through Cloud Computing, ), approaches...
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Mike Walker
- Nov 19, 2012
- 1 min
IASA World Summit 2012 Conference
The event provides an opportunity for architect practitioners and business leaders to share the skills and best practices that drive...
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Mike Walker
- Oct 30, 2012
- 1 min
Good High-Level Enterprise Architecture Video
I ran across a really good high-level Enterprise Architecture video last week and thought I would share. It's brought to us by...
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Mike Walker
- Oct 23, 2012
- 2 min
TOGAF Templates
Possibly one of the most common questions I get with regards to TOGAF is finding a good sample set of templates. Luckily the Open Group...
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Mike Walker
- Oct 21, 2012
- 4 min
The Best Debater May Not Be the Best Enterprise Architect
Last week I read a great article from the Harvard Business Review blog entitled "The Best Debater May Not Be the Best Leader" that I...
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Mike Walker
- Oct 17, 2012
- 2 min
A Strong Personal Brand can Help EAs Become More Effective
One of the most important lessons that I’ve learned from my Microsoft career was the importance of a personal brand. It helped me...
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Mike Walker
- Oct 16, 2012
- 3 min
Slow Down to Speed up EA Results
Speed to market has been a factor in architecture since the day I started as an architect. Every time I have priortized getting a...
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Mike Walker
- Oct 14, 2012
- 1 min
US Navy Updates it's Enterprise Architecture Framework to 4.0
The United States Navy released it's department of Defense and the Navy (DON) Enterprise Architecture Framework on 4.0. Like with all...
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Mike Walker
- Oct 13, 2012
- 2 min
The Open Group SOA Governance Framework Becomes an International Standard
The Open Group has moved the technology industry forward yet again with its second international standard on SOA.The Open Group SOA...
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Mike Walker
- Oct 12, 2012
- 7 min
Challenge the Status Quo and Advance Business through Cloud Computing
In general, it’s not a good idea for EAs to stir up conflict over every single technology innovation, but when there are game-changing...
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Mike Walker
- Jun 18, 2012
- 5 min
Cloud Strategy Begins with Value and Balances Risk
My previous post, Understanding Which Investments Should go to the Cloud, I opened the door to a discussion around qualifying...
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Mike Walker
- Apr 3, 2012
- 8 min
Predictions: Enterprise Architecture in 2020
A question was posed to us panelists around the future of EA, specifically what EA looks like in 2020. I received such great feedback on...
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Mike Walker
- Mar 27, 2012
- 2 min
Penn State Professional Masters Program for Enterprise Architecture Approved by Trustees
Yesterday it was announced that the Penn State professional masters program for enterprise architecture was approved last week by the...
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Mike Walker
- Mar 22, 2012
- 1 min
Speaking at the Troux EA Conference
If you are in the Austin area or coming to the conference and want to meet up please reach out. Below is the panel session description...
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Mike Walker
- Feb 6, 2012
- 3 min
What can Enterprise Architects Learn from Steve Jobs?
I was at the Architecture Summit this weekend and we spun up a roundtable topic based on Steve Jobs. I quickly stepped back and reflected...
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Mike Walker
- Feb 5, 2012
- 3 min
Recap: Penn State Enterprise Architecture Education & Research Initiative
In this session at the Open Group Conference, Dr. Brian Cameron walked us through Penn State Enterprise Architecture Initiative at the...
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Mike Walker
- Feb 4, 2012
- 3 min
ArchiMate 2.0 Highlights
I am really excited about the new release of ArchiMate. The reason I am so excited is that for the first time ArchiMate complements...
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