There is an apocryphal tale of Warren Buffett and his pilot Mike Flint that beautifully illustrates the power of focus. According to legend, the conversation went something along these lines. Mike was celebrating ten years […]
One of my favourite parables that I enjoyed as a child was the story of David and Goliath from the Old Testament’s Book of Samuel. Whether or not you had a religious upbringing I am […]
A previous version of this article had an incorrect number of Black Hawk helicopters, referring to total production versus total fielding. By John T. Stough, Chief Architecture Officer, JHNA, supporting US Army PEO Aviation MOSA Transformation Office […]
According to the latest report of Robert Half International Inc, organizations prefer to hire certified professionals, especially those who have college degrees and real-world experience to go along with them. The report also shows that professionals […]
Technology architecture continues to evolve much like the software and technologies it is designed to manage. And technologists are quick to note what that could mean in the future. They agree that the pressure is […]
Often, I get asked what makes a good architect and my answer usually surprises people. They assume I will talk about technical proficiency or business strategy but my answer centers around people skills and imparting value at the people level. […]
“Success is a by-product of excellence” – Deepack Chopra Organizational excellence can be associated with sustained prosperity. If it is possible to evaluate any business against a set of characteristics found in sustainably prosperous organizations, it would […]
There is perhaps no such thing as a typical architect, although there are some themes that we all have in common. I am sure one of those themes is a passion to make architecture count. With […]
Sponsored Scaled agile frameworks such as SAFe help organizations apply lean and agile principles to a large enterprise. SAFe describes Enterprise Architecture as a key element to “foster adaptive design, and engineering practices, and drive […]
A&G is proud to announce that Oliver Cronk, the Chief Architect of Tanium, a Unified Endpoint Management and Security platform, will assist the magazine as a Contributing Editor. Cronk works in the Office of the CISO (OCISO), working with customers and partners on […]