The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) refers to it as architectural partitioning and the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF) describes it as architectural levels, but the effort of carving up Enterprise Architecture (EA) into multiple strata and then aligning those strata together as a part of a cohesive enterprise vision is an important element of […]
You and your team have had your heart set on achieving scalability, availability, reliability, and economical efficiency for some time now. Over the years, you’ve tried everything you can think of to achieve these goals.
A Journey of False Starts
This is not the first time you’ve had your heart set on revolutionizing your information systems:
One year, […]
Communities the world round celebrated Chinese New Year yesterday. 2009 is the year of the Ox, and with it comes new insight and possibilities into what the year holds for our world. According to Chinese tradition, the year of the Ox represents “prosperity through fortitude”. The Ox symbolizes that success will come to those that […]
On a South Carolina campaign stop in January 2000, George Bush asked the immortal question: “Is our children learning?” Then again seven years later, Bush told a group of New York school children: “Childrens do learn.” YouTube video of both statements is available here. So I ask the question: Is our […]
Recently I have been engaged in two Master Data Management (MDM) initiatives within the context of a larger Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) adoption plan. In both cases, the client found themselves at an impasse regarding how to resolve conflicts between the master data model and the data model required for one or more SOA artifacts […]
Well, I have officially had my 15 minutes of fame. Back in June, I was invited to participate in a SOA Power Panel for SYS-CON in New York. I’ve participated in a number of expert panels over the years, but this one was unique. The discussion took place in the Reuter’s TV studio in Times […]
I’ve just published a SOA book through Wiley Press and it is now available on Amazon (hence the catchy title for this post). Woo-hoo!
The book was a ton of hardwork, but I am quite pleased with the result. The aim was to address what I considered to be a significant gap in the marketplace — […]
Up until now, there has been such a rush to roll out initial SOA services and supporting infrastructure, that little attention has been given to what good service design truly entails. This is a natural evolution that must occur with any technology or methodology. Throughout this summer, I plan on releasing several posts regarding proper […]
Primitive man and woman were forced to adapt to their environment to survive. Animal hides for clothes, crude weapons and tools made out of stone or bone, and roots or berries for food (perhaps sabertooth steak or terradactyl ribs if company is coming over). Eventually, some nearby tribe discovers fire, but reports of […]
I’ve been on the road a lot lately, working with various clients, writing courseware, writing articles, and basically doing everything EXCEPT for blogging.
Here’s some of what I’ve been up to:
Article: SOA Governance: Start Small and Build Incrementally (published March 6th by SYS-CON)
Presentation: SOA Adoption Planning (1-hour seminar I delivered in February)
Presentation: Delivered a virtual presentation […]
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Kyle Gabhart is the Director of Emerging Technologies for Web Age Solutions, a leading provider of Custom IT Education and Mentoring. He has extensive experiencing in designing, aligning, developing, and managing Enterprise Architectures for organizations of all shapes and sizes. Kyle frequently writes and speaks for international audiences and occasionally people listen. |