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Architecture: Getting from as-is to to-be

By Bob Rhubart on July 18, 2008 8:17 AM

The phenomenon Peter describes is the result of the complex interplay of technological and sociological forces. Technological innovation is a primary driver of social evolution, which in turn drives further technological innovation. Within the enterprise, organizational adaptation to the constant and accelerating pace of change ultimately involves IT. And that's what makes software architecture at every level a lot like being stuck on George Jetson's treadmill.

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Be the Purple Ninja Cow

By Bob Rhubart on March 26, 2008 3:28 PM

In an article in the March 10, 2008 edition of the Wall Street Journal, (How to Tap IT's Hidden Potential) authors Amit Basu and Chip Jarnagin describe how "top executives at most companies fail to recognize the value of IT." ...

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Getting the governance you want

By Bob Rhubart on February 13, 2008 5:48 PM

In  a recent post Todd Biske offers some clear thinking on the perception of SOA governance as agility-killing oppression: I won’t argue that most people have a very negative reaction to the term, but there’s a key point that missing...

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Innovation begins with imagination

By Bob Rhubart on July 5, 2007 2:23 PM

Competitive advantage is all about understanding how to turn fiction into fact.

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