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Architecture as Persuasion
You have just presented your architecture to management. You slaved over every technical detail, followed all the standard templates and convinced all the technical leads. Every “i” is dotted and “t”...
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Information security meets scaled Agile
Australian Cyber Security Magazine published an article of mine titled “Information Security meets scaled Agile”, describing how large scale Agile processes work and how Information Security can best...
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Who moved my toast?
A few weeks ago, my wife was cleaning the kitchen. She unplugged the toaster that I use every morning, cleaned the bench then plugged it back in. Unfortunately, she plugged it into the left power...
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The Problem with Agile Transformations
It seems every organization wants to transform itself to become more agile. They want to respond to opportunities quickly and cost-effectively. They want to adapt faster than their competition in the...
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The Power of Alternatives
For most of us, smartphones replaced paper maps long ago. You enter your destination, and it presents you with multiple potential routes. Given one route is often fastest, why bother? The smartphone...
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If it were easy, we would not need good IT architects
It is hard not to find advice on being a great IT architect. Beyond modelling and technical details, good advice includes effective persuasion, people skills and persistence. However, the need for...
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Twitter will never outsource its algorithm
Elon Musk sparked controversy with this recent attempt to take over Twitter. Many support him, citing Twitter’s relatively poor revenue and Musk’s success in turning seemingly unprofitable ventures,...
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Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: Unpacking Professional Opinions
Fueled by the advent of social media, opinions now surround us. Seemingly everyone has them and broadcasts them to the broader world. Untethered from context and expertise, such expression usually...
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IBM zDay
IBM zSystems Hardware Tomorrow, on 15 September 2022, IBM is hosting a free, virtual, one-day conference called IBM zDay. It covers audiences from students to traditional mainframe operators and...
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Adapting Software: A Case for Generalists
Colourized Photo of Charles Darwin Developing and improving software or IT services is challenging. With change the only constant and competition fierce, organizations often live and die by their...
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