A question we continually get is whether VSTS Architect will come with any new types. I, therefore, wanted to post our reply below: "In general, the plan is to work with the platform teams like Indigo to define the SDM models required to describe additional...

As a V1 product, the product is a little rough around the edges. We hope to resolve most of these issues in the next version of the product. Therefore, we, in the product group, are looking for people who have purchased the VSTS Architect SKU in order...

I am glad to announce that David Trowbridge has joined EFT fulltime as a Senior PM Lead. Until recently, David was an architect for the Patterns and Practices group at Microsoft. This is exciting because we've already been working with David, for a while...

One of the key tools that an architect uses over the SDLC is the whiteboard ( https://blogs.msdn.com/garethj/archive/2004/10/13/241985.aspx ). Regardless of whether they eventually wind up using UML and various other abstractions to describe their architecture...

While VSTA has been pitched as a tool for the software architect discipline, I think of VSTA in a different way. I think of it simply as architecture tools. While useful for any of the various types of architects ( http://blogs.msdn.com/smguest/archive...

Instead, post them on Architecture forums: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=229&SiteID=1 As this forum ramps up, I expect some interesting dialogs to ensue. Cheers, Ali

Bill Gibson has written a series of TechNotes that cover the concept of the System (and the System Designer) and its purpose. While I highly recommend you read all his TechNotes, these I feel are particularly insightful if you are keeping an eye on what...