A final thought before the weekend … I received the 2009 Standish CHAOS report from a colleague the other day that shows yet another jump in project failure rates. I often refer to Standish in my presentations so decided to look at the trends from 1994...

Finally after much angst the breakout sessions from AIC09 are now live here !

Quick note before going on leave to make sure you are aware of the following cloud events in Newcastle on the 29th July. Both Simon Davies and I will be there but if that's not enough then there will be loads of other great talks on ... CloudSeminar How...

Great explanation of Windows Azure from Steve Marx … Video: What is Windows Azure?

I’m fortunate to know and work with a great many really influential architects both within my organisation and outside through my work as UK chair of the International Association of Software Architects (IASA). However, it has become increasingly apparent...

Fun time at CloudCamp London #4 the other week – loads of buzz and tweets !     Really chuffed because it was held on my turf which always adds a bit of pressure Next Cloudcamp in UK is in Newcastle on the 29th July - I’m gonna pitch up with...

You can imagine how I feel now! I’d always thought I was “Baby boomer” but according to Robin Cavonious and Jonathan Peach I’m a GenX – Cool!! Only problem is that GenX is so yesterday and the Millennials are the new black! This is great podcast discussion...

Just a note to say that the videos in the previous posting have been fixed:)! Bletchley Park Architects Council Part 1

Just had to share this …  

Ah Mr Nanni, I am indeed humbled and excited at reading your reply to my posting on Defining Interoperability and Integration and for highlighting the apparent paradox in my definition. However, as to whether this leads us back to using the original definitions...

The Microsoft UK Architect Council Meeting 8 & 9 June 2009 Bletchley Park , Milton Keynes On the afternoon of the second day the Council broke into 3 groups to discuss interoperability in the context of Security & Identity Standards SOA The groups...

Microsoft UK Architect Council Meeting 8 & 9 June 2009 Bletchley Park , Milton Keynes <Video problems resolved> In June 2009 a group of senior IT Architects from across the industry assembled at Bletchley Park, the home of the...

Something that has confused and annoyed me over quite a few years are the words Interoperability and Integration and that they are used widely in IT and are often used interchangeably to suggest that perhaps they mean the same thing. My instinct has always...