Simple Architectures for Complex Enterprises

This blog is intended to give a basic introduction to the SAPA paradigm. SAPA is a new approach to designing, building, and delivering IT sy...

My specialty is understanding how to measure, locate, and eliminate unnecessary IT complexity. One of the difficulties of this field is term...

I have written quite a bit about the cost of IT failure, most recently in a white paper . A number of people have criticized my analysis say...

As systems add more functionality, they become more complex. As systems become more complex, the traditional processes we use to manage thos...

Roger's new white paper, The IT Complexity Crisis: Danger and Opportunity is now available. Overview The world economy is losing over si...

In my recent white paper, The IT Complexity Crisis , I discussed how much IT failures are costing the world economy. I calculated the worldw...

At the recent ITARC conference in NYC, I facilitated a open meeting on IT Failures. We only had one hour, but some interesting ideas were di...