When architecture maturity is to low
Does architecture maturity matter? Do I have to exercises regularly in order to succeed with a marathon?
Some directions, please
As an enterprise architect you could not work in a vacuum. Even if the maturity in the organisation is low, we need some kind of directions from the business side.
Your IT-system have a best before date
When you buy groceries, you know that they have a best before date and your wouldn't dream of using it long time after that day have passed. With IT-systems, it's the same as with milk. It's perfectly good when you buy it and store it under right conditions, but when its getting to old, you don't use it event if the packet is half full.
Will Sony Pictures survive their data breach?
A few weeks ago, the first of several articles from the data breach at Sony Pictures were published and the story continues day by day. The question may now be if Sony Pictures will survive as a company or not.
Sometimes you need estimations
Sometime is when you have two different options and need to find out which of them to choose from. You may even have a choice of doing something or not. Unless your resources in form of time and/or money are unlimited, you have to prioritize between options.