January 2021 – R&A IT Strategy & Architecture

Perspectives on the Information Revolution

Posted by gctwnlon January 13, 2021November 2, 2021in Brittle Logic, Extended Humans, Gossip versus Ratio, Information Inertia, Information Revolution8 Comments

What is the information revolution doing to us humans? A very condensed journey from essences of digital technology and human intelligence to the role of talk, trust and the impact of IT on society.

The many lies about reducing complexity part 2: Cloud

Posted by gctwnlon January 10, 2021December 7, 2022in Background Knowledge, Enterprise Architecture16 Comments

That standard image that explains the difference between on-premises, IAAS, PAAS, and SAAS in the cloud? You know what, it is hugely misleading. Here is the real deal.