Recently, I visited a few conferences and I noticed a somewhat hidden theme. While a lot of attention was being paid to moving to a (hybrid) cloud-based architecture and what you need for that (such as cloud management platforms), a…
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I work in the trenches of real enterprise architecture and write on the basis of that.
The worst enterprise architecture anti-pattern of them all
In the world of real enterprises, enterprise architecture is a weak discipline. It doesn't play a role of any real substance in most medium-large enterprises, which are exactly the enterprises that can profit most from its goals: the management of…
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Visiting London on 27-28 November 2017
I'll be visiting Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations Management & Data Center Summit in London at the InterContinental London - The O2 hotel on Monday 27 November and Tuesday 28 November. Just visiting, not speaking. See you there? (I'm posting this because…
Cyber Monday PDF Discount: 20%
On Monday 27 November, all purchases of the PDFs via this site can be had with a 20% discount. Use the code CYBERMONDAY2017 at checkout. Note: this code is only valid on Monday 27 November from 00:00 CET until 23:59…
Answer for “An #ArchiMate Quiz Question”
It's been a while (Oct 8), but the answer for the Quiz Question had to wait for the release of this renewed website. I put out a quiz question and received various answers. The best answers were by Samuel Rinnetmäki…
An #ArchiMate Quiz Question
Now that Edition III of the book is done, there is finally some time for some old-fashioned ArchiMate fun. So, as a variation on the theme "what is wrong with this picture", I would like to invite you to a…
Mastering #ArchiMate Edition III hardcover is in production
Just a small note. Today, I approved the proof of the Mastering ArchiMate III book from Ingram. This means that as of now the book is in production and can be ordered. In the coming weeks it will appear for…
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Meet me at the ArchiMate User Group Meeting on Wednesday Oct 25, 2017
On October 25, 2017 from 14:00-17:00, there will be at the open (no need to register for the conference) inaugural ArchiMate User Group Meeting hosted by The Open Group. I plan to attend this meeting, so if you want to…
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Discounts for eligible users for Mastering #Archimate Edition III have been sent
Actually, they were sent last Friday already, but I forgot to mention it here too. Discounts for eligible users for Mastering Archimate Edition III have been sent. Note: except for a few special larger license deals. If you paid for Mastering…
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The Free Upgrade to Mastering #ArchiMate III has been sent out to eligible readers
The book is now available, but the home page for it is not ready yet. However, those eligible for a free upgrade are currently receiving the download link in their mailboxes. Enjoy.
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