Simple Architectures for Complex Enterprises

The industry has reached a consensus: IT is in trouble and is in need of a transformation. This much seems clear. But exactly what that t...

The software industry has been pursuing reuse for at least four decades. The approach has changed over that time. It started with structured...

In my white paper, TheMathematics of IT Simplification , I gave the following equation for calculating the complexity of an IT system ...

Large IT projects have bigger budgets than small projects. They also have more formal approaches to tracking milestones and budgets. Does th...

How do you minimize the cost of running your large mission critical application on a public cloud? Do you focus on finding a low cost cloud ...

IT Methodologies such as TOGAF, Zachman, FEAF, RUP, and Agile are all important tools for the enterprise and software architect. But it turn...

CAST software just published their 2011 CRASH (CAST Report on Application Software Health.) I know the CAST folks quite well. They are leade...