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Annual IT Architects Extravaganza of Technology, Complexity and Disruption Well not far to go now. All the hard work has been put in so we can have a great day out for the IT architects in Ireland. And it's not often you can say that is it!? For those of you just realizing that the event exists (shame on you!), let me just recap again what we are doing on the day. The Big Picture This is a conference for IT architects mainly (everyone is welcome though). I think of us as the

What is an IT Architect? And do you need one?
You can check out my business case for more IT architects (IASA style), in the enterprise here:

Can Google make Android the next Windows?
There is a hole in the OS market. The Windows OS architecture and ecosystem is slowly dying and the new kids on the block, iOS and Android, face numerous challenges, as much in relation to their business models as the more obvious technology challenges. Leaving the business model questions aside for now here's an Interesting move by Google in relation to Android - Project Treble - part of the planned Android o release. It's a really interesting move as it could address one of


Wannacry about cost transparency in IT?
This article is part of a series of articles I'm putting together around the Iasa Ireland IT Architects Conference this year the them of which is "SHOW ME THE MONEY! - Cost Transparency in Complex Systems". Seriously though. Ben Thompson - my absolute favorite writer on digitally enhanced business models - really nailed the whole Wannacry situation in his latest article - Wannacry about Business Models. I strongly recommend reading the whole article if you want to get a bette


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IT Architects — this is a call to arms — we’re needed to save the world! As a result of digital technology, modern life is more complex than ever. While the benefits are significant we are also seeing many related challenges. Some of them are really big ones like structural changes to business models and systems of government — changes which can represent an existential threat to businesses and major societal disruption when applied to governments. In this post I want to take


Welcome to Digital Age Architects
Ceád míle faile (a hundred thousand welcomes) as we say in Ireland. Thanks for dropping in. I have great hopes for this blog site but time will tell.