CIO

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Lack of vision A common reason digital transformation fails is due to a lack of vision, which along with planning is the foundation for digital success. Digital transformation is about envisioning new ways of doing business, reimagining business processes, transforming business/systems architecture, and changing an organization’s culture.

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Apiumhub

JULY 16, 2023

In their thought-provoking presentation titled “Pragmatic Approach to Architecture Metrics” at GSAS’22 organized by Apiumhub , Sonya Natanzon, and Vlad Khononov delivered valuable insights. The success of software architecture hinges upon its adaptability to meet evolving business requirements.

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Erik Bernhardsson

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision. Technology When joining, require a 6-18 months rewrite of core systems. Split systems along arbitrary boundaries: maximize the number of systems involved in any feature. Blame the previous CTO.

Software Review 262

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CIO

APRIL 27, 2023

Solutions architect Solutions architects are responsible for building, developing, and implementing systems architecture within an organization, ensuring that they meet business or customer needs. Systems architects are responsible for identifying technical solutions that align with the business goals and budget.

Technical Review 275

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CIO

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Mainframes have now been around for decades and have etched their mark as the systems that laid the foundation for many technological advances. Their architecture, built upon decades of rigorous refinement and advancement, has robust encryption, access controls, and audit capabilities.

Technical Review 289

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CIO

JANUARY 19, 2024

Yet, it can be difficult to implement a full blown zero-trust architecture because IT teams often must first retool systems and deploy many new components. And ZTNA continues to check both the user and device to ensure they meet policy to remain connected to that application.

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Apiumhub

JUNE 22, 2022

We are delighted to announce the release of our new book “ Software Architecture Metrics: Case Studies to Improve the Quality of Your Architecture ”. Global Software Architecture Summit for meeting all these software architects, who push me forward and who generate interesting discussions. ” How did it all started?

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Apiumhub

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Creating and maintaining software architecture that remains sustainable over time is a challenge for software architects and developers. Alternatively, teams might produce emergent architectures, where development teams start delivering functionality and let architectural designs emerge, with little upfront planning.

Architecture 52

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CIO

AUGUST 30, 2022

Some of the non-profits that I serve lost the ability to record meeting the needs of vulnerable people for a day or two,” says Helen Knight, Virtual CIO and Strategic Technology Consultant for Canadian non-profits. For Sapper Labs, “the Rogers outage reinforced our confidence in our own architecture and mode of operation,” McMahon says.

Internet 269

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CIO

JANUARY 4, 2024

Financial institutions must ensure the protection of sensitive personal information, most commonly payment card data, to maintain, trust and meet various regulatory requirements. In practice, IT architectural patterns give architects the building blocks to design any IT solution.

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CircleCI

MAY 7, 2020

We need to build a solution that meets today’s needs but sets us up for the demands of tomorrow. How do we design our systems in a manner that can adapt and change to things that don’t even exist when we start building it? Design architecture to solve problems.

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The Crazy Programmer

APRIL 28, 2024

This service breaks down the input address into its fundamental elements, checks the accuracy of each component, and enforces address formatting that meets mailing requirements while also pinpointing the most accurate geographical coordinates. You should actively monitor the accuracy of the data to make your system effective.

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Apiumhub

JUNE 17, 2020

Evolutionary architecture is something every software architect thinks about. To support this evolution, fitness functions can help in finding how well a system meets specified architecture goals and constraints in an automated way. And today’s post is about architectural fitness functions. . Atomic vs Holistic .

Architecture 60

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CIO

DECEMBER 5, 2023

IT leaders have always needed to exercise fiscal responsibility while meeting business demands for technology. The need to reorient IT’s budget toward future opportunities is one big reason CIOs are reviewing their IT portfolios now. But it’s not the only one. In addition to cloud consumption, there may be drivers at play.

Technical Review 337

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Datavail

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

As data volumes continue to grow, the systems and architectures need to evolve. Have you updated your systems to support applications and tools that can scale as you move from SMB to midmarket to enterprise? On-premises systems were costly. Recognizing the Need for Change.

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CIO

JANUARY 5, 2023

There’s just so many aspects of data, which is the fuel for the other piece, what people are now calling digital, but really, it’s the front end of the business — all the systems of operations, engagement, the old ERPs but also a whole lot of new engagement systems, which are API-enabled microservices, low code, no code, that whole environment.

Technical Review 269

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CIO

MARCH 27, 2024

The integration of ICT into manufacturing technology is transforming the industry to meet these demands and sustain competitiveness in the long term. To support such rapid growth, the company needed the right capabilities for its R&D network and production systems.

Automotive 130

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CIO

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

that make migration to another platform difficult due to the complexity of recreating all of that on a new platform. Architectural lock-in is when the application relies on multiple managed services from the cloud provider. In this case you have to re-architect the application before you can migrate it.

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CIO

JULY 8, 2022

To help meet demand from enterprises that are shifting asset management methods from legacy applications to cloud-based technology, ERP provider IFS has signed an agreement to acquire Netherlands-based enterprise asset management (EAM) software firm Ultimo. Enterprise Applications, ERP Systems to reach $5.5 billion by 2026, from $3.3

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CIO

AUGUST 4, 2022

That’s typically due to the exponential growth in dataset size and complexity of AI models. “In In an early phase, you might submit a job to the cloud where a training run would execute and the AI model would converge quickly,” says Tony Paikeday, senior director of AI systems at NVIDIA. Artificial Intelligence, IT Leadership

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

Headroom , a startup developing AI-powered software to make meetings ostensibly more efficient, today announced that it raised $9 million in funding led by Equal Opportunity Ventures with participation from Gradient Ventures, LDV Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, and Morado Ventures. The momentum isn’t slowing down.

Software Review 247

Software Review Meeting Systems Review Technical Review 247

CIO

JULY 17, 2023

Their thinking: Distributing workloads across multiple IT estates, such as on-premises systems, public and private clouds, colos and edge networks, affords them the best opportunity to achieve competitive advantages. Note that Hinchcliffe framed the architectural decision between public and private cloud as a “rebalancing.”

Technical Review 194

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CIO

AUGUST 9, 2023

By doing so, organizations won’t “run out of fuel” or slow down processes due to inadequate or improperly designed storage – especially during that final mile; in other words, after all the effort and investment has been made. Advances in hardware boost the performance and scalability of generative AI systems. Learn more here.

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CIO

JANUARY 10, 2024

To gain that insight he monitors ongoing usage and meets weekly or biweekly with internal business leaders — and with Microsoft, the city’s primary cloud service provider, to review current and future needs. FinOps teams should meet monthly to discuss recommendations from their hyperscalers,” he says. Then there’s housekeeping.

Cloud 276

Cloud Technical Review CTO Coach Fractional CTO 276

Lacework

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

This article addresses privacy in the context of hosting data and considers how privacy by design can be incorporated into the data architecture. This article addresses practical implementations of data systems to maximize privacy and put control in the hands of the customer/user of the tool. What is privacy?

System Design 52

System Design Systems Review System Data 52

CIO

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The most performant CRM system today, Salesforce is a core technology for digital business, and its associated applications and ecosystem help make it in a leading platform for those seeking a lucrative IT career. Salesforce Administrator A Salesforce Certified Administrator manages and maintains an organization’s Salesforce CRM system.

Training 154

Training B2C Technical Review Systems Review 154

Puppies, Flowers, Rainbows and Kittens

DECEMBER 11, 2021

This article is the second in a four-part series on writing performance reviews. In this article, I talk about filling out the review form. The final post covers delivering the review. Before you begin to write your review, make sure you have the role and level definition for the person’s current role and level.

Software Review 52

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Apiumhub

MAY 25, 2021

There are some qualities that differentiate average from high performing software development companies and attitude towards the software architecture culture is one of them. Software architecture culture. Both valuing software architecture and striving for continuous delivery are critical.

Architecture 52

Architecture Software Review Culture Software 52

CIO

AUGUST 18, 2023

“With an evolved understanding of everything from cloud-native to legacy architectures, we can provide comprehensive advice to our customers and meet them where they are in their IT modernization journey,” adds Braun. Increasingly, in almost all cases, that journey includes addressing the carbon footprint of their own operations.”

Cloud 218

Cloud Data Center Sustainability Energy 218

CIO

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Hackers take advantage of out-of-date systems, software, and known security issues. However, outdated operating systems can be more vulnerable to security risks because they may lack the latest security updates and patches, serving as an entry point for hackers to infiltrate networks.

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CIO

DECEMBER 20, 2023

We meet on a monthly basis and celebrate what we’ve achieved individually or as a team throughout the month. And we really focus on our enterprise architecture, and make informed decisions on our technology debt. A CIO is only as good as the team they have with them.

Technical Review 130

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CIO

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Such an approach ensures that app modernization efforts meet any relevant certification requirements and solve business-specific problems. “A United Airlines took to the cloud to modernize its Revenue Management system to reduce costs, but also to land on a platform that didn’t limit its ability to apply modern revenue management processes.

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Strategic Tech

AUGUST 10, 2020

If every significant architecture decision has business consequences, then knowing the business model and which trade-offs to choose is maybe the most important skill of architects. But what is the actual relationship between a business model and a software architecture? It’s not just about business models and architecture, though.

Architecture 69

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CIO

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Low Jin Phang, President, Digital Systems, ST Engineering ST Engineering “Thriving in today’s volatile business climate means having to take a measured and balanced approach to implementing digital strategies, while keeping an inquisitive and nimble attitude to embrace innovations.

Technical Review 287

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CIO

OCTOBER 13, 2022

As the backbone for expansion, IT has a huge impact on energy consumption so it’s critical to take notice and make IT more carbon efficient for the good of the planet, to meet current and future regulatory requirements, and for cost benefits as well.”. AWS cloud infrastructure, in particular, has significant energy efficiency advantages.

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OTS Solutions

OCTOBER 27, 2023

With cloud consulting, businesses gain access to a team of experts who possess in-depth knowledge of cloud computing and can guide them through the complex process of migrating their systems to the cloud. Additionally, these companies help in migrating existing systems and applications to the cloud, ensuring a smooth and seamless transition.

Technical Review 147

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CIO

OCTOBER 24, 2023

By focusing on technology, CIOs can deliver transitionary results, such as improving infrastructure agility by migrating to the cloud or improving user experiences by upgrading legacy systems to SaaS. There’s often ambition to address all or most problems, but that can leave the system user behind.

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