Mike Walker's Ramblings about Industry Architecture
Using the EATK to Capture Architecture Descriptions
The EATK makes Microsoft Word 2007 a first class citizen in the architecture description area. As I...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/22/2008
The Lost Art of Informal Communication
James McGovern made some great points about informal communication in his post The Lost Art of...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/20/2008
Microsoft Patterns and Practices Application Architecture Guide
I ran across an interesting post on J.D. Meier's Blog that describes the Patterns & Practices...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/17/2008
What is an Architecture Style?
Recently, I have had discussions with folks at Microsoft about Architecture Styles. This term has...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/17/2008
Hug a Developer or Architect Today, They need it....
It's time to show a little love to our fellow Architects / Developers / Project...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/15/2008
Oslo - a tool, a language, a repository
Douglas Purdy puts it best in his What is Oslo? post a few days ago, Oslo is a tool, a language and...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/11/2008
Updates - Where has Mike been?
Just wanted to give the readers of my blog a quick personal update. Some of you may of noticed that...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/11/2008
Architecture On-Demand Web Cast Series
The Microsoft Consulting Services Infrastructure Architects have setup a new blog that walks through...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/27/2008
The model or the people?
Chris Potts wrote an insightful post on People versus Models. Chris's article goes into the current...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/26/2008
Architect Role Taxonomy
Paul Priess wrote an interesting post called The foundation skill set for architects. He also wrote...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/20/2008
Zachman Updates
In recent letter from Zachman International they have announced two updates the popular Zachman...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/19/2008
The Microsoft Certified Architect Board Member Unravels the Process
Loud Sigh who just joined the Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) Review Board wrote a great post on...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/14/2008
Is the pervasiveness of information making us stupid?
There is a great article from Nicholas Carr that is worth a read called "Is Google Making Us...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/31/2008
Creating a Enterprise Asset Roadmap Strategy
Recently I was asked to chime in on how to setup a global enterprise asset roadmap strategy. This...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/28/2008
Can you Easily Compare EA Frameworks?
Have you ever tried to compare EA frameworks? How do you compare and are all frameworks the same....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/27/2008
19th Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference: Day 1 Highlights
For those who didn't get the updates. Here is a summary of the activates at the Open Group...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/23/2008
Microsoft Strategic Architect Forum 2008
For those interested, the 2008 Microsoft Strategic Architect Forum (SAF) will happen again this...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/17/2008
Open Group SOA Ontology
The Open Group has recently released a draft version of a SOA ontology. They have been developing a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/16/2008
Seven Cloud-Computing Security Risks
In a recent article on Network World they highlight security issues with the cloud. Jon Brodkin...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/14/2008
Microsoft Architecture Journal Issue 17 - Call For Papers
As a new member of the Architecture Journal Board I would like to let everyone that reads my blog...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/11/2008
EA & ITIL Getting Closer Aligned?
Great post on Jeff Adkin's blog, Service Oriented Abstraction. As many of you know I have talked...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/11/2008
Loan Origination Reference Architecture v.2.0 Source
Many have asked for source code to the Loan Origination Reference Architecture and now it's on...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/09/2008
Do Office Tools Still Play a Role in Architecture Design?
I thought I would write this potentially controversial post about how traditional productivity tools...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/08/2008
The Enterprise Architecture Toolkit
Over the past month there has been a flurry of interest in what is referred to as the Enterprise...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/07/2008
Architect Survey at IASA NYC
An interesting post from Bill Zack on "What topics architects are interested in?". While...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/07/2008
Microsoft Architect Insight Conference 2008 Presentations
If you haven't heard or been to the Microsoft Architect Insight Conference your missing out....
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/02/2008
2008 Aspiring Architect Web Cast Series
Last year we held a series of educational Web Cast series for aspiring architects. Aspiring...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/25/2008
Using R2-D2 to surface server issues
A cool video for this Monday morning on how you can wire up an R2 D2 robot to show server errors.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/23/2008
My Team
At TechEd this year, Simon Guest, Senior Director of the Platform Architecture team was interviewed...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/23/2008
A Collection of Enterprise Architecture Definitions
Are you wondering what EA is? Or maybe you would like to understand what the industry standard...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/30/2008
S+S Blueprints and Software Factories Focus Groups at TechEd 2008
I haven't talked about these much but plan on it in the near future. I think there are some real...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/29/2008
A funny example of Governance
I was forwarded this and had to share with all of you as this is absolutely hilarious.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/28/2008
Why Good Architecture is Important Even in a Web 2.0 World
Last week I read an article on Twitter's Developer Blog called Twittering about Architecture. It was...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/27/2008
Burton Group Launches EA Guidance
It looks like the Burton group is joining the fold with the other industry analysts in regards to...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/19/2008
Enterprise Library 4.0 Released
Enterprise Library is a collection of application blocks intended for use by developers who build...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/16/2008
Contrasting Solution Architecture with other Architecture Roles
I ran across this great post that takes a stab at contrasting the various architecture roles. I...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/14/2008
Interesting Map of Web 2.0
If you thought you were heading for Funky Town, think again... :) This is an interesting...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/13/2008
Enterprises are Embracing Architecture Certifications
I just ran across an article from the IASA organization that was released late last month called...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/12/2008
SOA Software Acquires LogicLibrary
Today I received a press release that SOA Software had acquired LogicLibrary. LogicLibrary is an...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/12/2008
Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft Plans to Stay Relevant in the Post Gates-Era
There is a new book out called Microsoft 2.0: How to Stay Relevant in the Post Gates-Era written by...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/06/2008
Surfacing a Metadata Repository in SharePoint 2007
If you are a SharePoint 2007 shop or thinking about becoming one check out this article on how a...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/01/2008
New Financial Components Released for Insurance and Capital Markets
Claims Processing Reference Architecture Claims Processing Reference...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/25/2008
Top EA Challenges Are People and Business Issues
Gartner just recently published an article titled "Top EA Challenges Are People and Business...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/16/2008
Making Sense of Architecture Standards
Yesterday I attended the Architecture track at the Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional)...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/16/2008