Podcasts about enterprise architects

In episode 242 of our SAP on Azure video podcast we talk about the integration of SAP LeanIX and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. I have to admit that I have not yet worked with SAP LeanIX. LeanIX is an Enterprise Architecture Tools that brings visibility in your landscape. In most companies, this tool is used by Enterprise Architects. What happens now, if you combine LeanIX with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, which helps you to secure and govern SaaS solution? That's exactly what Martin Pankraz and Michelle Niedernhuber from SAP thought about and brought these two products together. So in todays episode -- to quote from their blog post -- we will look at the magic that happens when you combine them. Find more information at:* SAP LeanIX integrating Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-blog-posts-by-members/sap-leanix-integrating-microsoft-defender-for-cloud-apps/ba-p/14089439* LeanIX - SaaS Discovery: https://docs-eam.leanix.net/docs/saas-discovery-1* Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps (MDCA) Integration for SaaS Discovery: https://docs-eam.leanix.net/docs/microsoft-defender-for-cloud-apps* Microsoft Entra ID Integration for SaaS Discovery: https://docs-eam.leanix.net/docs/microsoft-entra-idFind all the links mentioned here: https://www.saponazurepodcast.de/episode242Reach out to us for any feedback / questions:* Robert Boban: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rboban/* Goran Condric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorancondric/* Holger Bruchelt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/ #Microsoft #SAP #Azure #SAPonAzure #SAPLeanIX #MDCA #Defender #Security

Enterprise Architects are just really good technologists and all they really need to know is the latest thing about AI or Agents or Gonkulators or Flux Capacitors.

At ASUG Tech Connect 2024, for the first time, I hosted a joint podcast collaboration with the ASUG Talks team - to be issued on both of our platforms. Joining me in for a live podcast taping were familiar suspects: ASUG CEO Geoff Scott and analyst Josh Greenbaum. But this time around, we had a live audience - and pulled them into the conversation. The audience had a choice of an Enterprise Architect or AI focus. They chose Enterprise Architects - and, I think, for good reason. Effective AI is probably not possible for enterprises without the right data platform and Enterprise Architect approach. I think you'll agree that hearing so many articulate real world questions from the audience made this podcast a standout, and I'll look to do that again this year where possible. And, of course, we covered AI also - that topic always finds its way in. EDITING NOTE: This podcast was recorded and produced by the ASUG Talks team, and initially released on the ASUG Talks platform. The podcast was (very) lightly edited by ASUG Talks for listening clarity. The only difference between this version and the ASUG Talks version are the differences in musical intro (which I don't do) and my outro.

At ASUG Tech Connect 2024, for the first time, I hosted a joint podcast collaboration with the ASUG Talks team - to be issued on both of our platforms. Joining me in for a live podcast taping were familiar suspects: ASUG CEO Geoff Scott and analyst Josh Greenbaum. But this time around, we had a live audience - and pulled them into the conversation. The audience had a choice of an Enterprise Architect or AI focus. They chose Enterprise Architects - and, I think, for good reason. Effective AI is probably not possible for enterprises without the right data platform and Enterprise Architect approach. I think you'll agree that hearing so many articulate real world questions from the audience made this podcast a standout, and I'll look to do that again this year where possible. And, of course, we covered AI also - that topic always finds its way in. EDITING NOTE: This podcast was recorded and produced by the ASUG Talks team, and initially released on the ASUG Talks platform. The podcast was (very) lightly edited by ASUG Talks for listening clarity. The only difference between this version and the ASUG Talks version are the differences in musical intro (which I don't do) and my outro.

I was unable to get Josh Greenbaum and Brian Dennett together for an on-the-ground podcast at ASUG Tech Connect in November, but the show provoked important talks on RISE, clean core, and why SAP projects need enterprise architects. Those topics aren't going away, so we got together virtually to make sense of what we learned - and what's next. With looming ERP deadlines on the one hand, and modernization/AI on the other, it's a crucial year for SAP. The role of the S/4HANA public cloud edition is in the middle of this also. That's plenty for this discussion, which starts out on a humorous note as the cities and shows blurred together for your host. Note: there are more podcasts from this show, including an ASUG collaboration on Enterprise Architects coming soon - and my on the ground taping with Jelena Perfiljeva of the Boring Enterprise Nerds on SAP developer issues, clean core debates and more: https://jonerp.podbean.com/e/asug-tech-connect-review-jelena-perfiljeva-of-boring-enterprise-nerds/

I was unable to get Josh Greenbaum and Brian Dennett together for an on-the-ground podcast at ASUG Tech Connect in November, but the show provoked important talks on RISE, clean core, and why SAP projects need enterprise architects. Those topics aren't going away, so we got together virtually to make sense of what we learned - and what's next. With looming ERP deadlines on the one hand, and modernization/AI on the other, it's a crucial year for SAP. The role of the S/4HANA public cloud edition is in the middle of this also. That's plenty for this discussion, which starts out on a humorous note as the cities and shows blurred together for your host. Note: there are more podcasts from this show, including an ASUG collaboration on Enterprise Architects coming soon - and my on the ground taping with Jelena Perfiljeva of the Boring Enterprise Nerds on SAP developer issues, clean core debates and more: https://jonerp.podbean.com/e/asug-tech-connect-review-jelena-perfiljeva-of-boring-enterprise-nerds/

Many events have passed since our post-Sapphire clean core review. Time to hash out AI, clean core and more - in the context of ASUG's fall events, and fresh research data. Analyst Josh Greenbaum, ASUG CEO Geoff Scott and your host Jon Reed rejoin for another unscripted review of event lessons learned - from SAP shows and beyond. Along with Geoff's new ASUG data, Jon shares his top event gripes and learnings; Josh shares his clean core/BTP findings. Then we look ahead to what we want to learn from ASUG Tech Connect, and why Enterprise Architects are central to the changes afoot. Show notes: 1 - 31:00 - fall event reviews, ASUG research findings, clean core, and AI hype vs customer reality 31:00 - SAP TechEd news review 51:00 - ASUG Tech Connect preview, why Enterprise Architects matter, and community as a learning framework Jon recommends listeners look at SAP's Knowledge Graph pursuits, a notable TechEd topic not covered in this podcast.

Many events have passed since our post-Sapphire clean core review. Time to hash out AI, clean core and more - in the context of ASUG's fall events, and fresh research data. Analyst Josh Greenbaum, ASUG CEO Geoff Scott and your host Jon Reed rejoin for another unscripted review of event lessons learned - from SAP shows and beyond. Along with Geoff's new ASUG data, Jon shares his top event gripes and learnings; Josh shares his clean core/BTP findings. Then we look ahead to what we want to learn from ASUG Tech Connect, and why Enterprise Architects are central to the changes afoot. Show notes: 1 - 31:00 - fall event reviews, ASUG research findings, clean core, and AI hype vs customer reality 31:00 - SAP TechEd news review 51:00 - ASUG Tech Connect preview, why Enterprise Architects matter, and community as a learning framework Jon recommends listeners look at SAP's Knowledge Graph pursuits, a notable TechEd topic not covered in this podcast. Here is a link to the smartShift research mentioned in the podcast.

Gregg’s career includes over 30 years of multifaceted experience with a proven track record of architecting global large scale highly available consumer facing solutions in agile ways. He is recognized as a Technical Specialist by Ford Motor Company and held roles ranging from Developer to Architect. Most recently he has applied an Architect perspective while … The post 278 Agile Enterprise Architects—Working out Needs and Dependencies with Agile Teams first appeared on Agile Noir.

Gregg’s career includes over 30 years of multifaceted experience with a proven track record of architecting global large scale highly available consumer facing solutions in agile ways. He is recognized as a Technical Specialist by Ford Motor Company and held roles ranging from Developer to Architect. Most recently he has applied an Architect perspective while … The post 277 Agile Enterprise Architects—Usage Patterns first appeared on Agile Noir.

Gregg’s career includes over 30 years of multifaceted experience with a proven track record of architecting global large scale highly available consumer facing solutions in agile ways. He is recognized as a Technical Specialist by Ford Motor Company and held roles ranging from Developer to Architect. Most recently he has applied an Architect perspective while … The post 276 Agile Enterprise Architects—Do Nonfunctional Requirements Exist? first appeared on Agile Noir.

Send me a Text Message hereFULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/567 Discover the critical distinctions between solution architects and enterprise architects in today's tech ecosystems with our special guest, Andrew. This episode of the Power Platform Show unpacks the challenges of integrating diverse technologies in Microsoft business applications, Azure, and M365. You'll gain insights into why the concept of being "technology agnostic" is often impractical and how a solid technical grounding is essential for enterprise architects. We also shed light on the pivotal role these architects play in shaping C-level decision-makers' perspectives and the importance of educating them to navigate new technology ecosystems effectively.  Moving forward, we dissect the nuanced interpretation of "best practices" in the ever-changing tech landscape. The conversation reveals how the Power Platform is frequently underestimated by enterprise architects and why a shift in mindset is crucial to unlocking its robust potential. Learn about the seamless integration of Power Platform with Azure Data Platform Services and the necessity of a holistic approach in enterprise architecture. Lastly, we tackle the educational gaps that enterprise architects face and discuss Microsoft's responsibility in providing comprehensive, up-to-date resources for better decision-making. Don't miss this deeply informative episode that promises to equip you with the knowledge to stay ahead in the tech world. 90 Day Mentoring Challenge 10% off code use MBAP at checkout https://ako.nz365guy.comSupport the Show.If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening

Join us on this episode as we sit down with Charles Betz, a leading authority in enterprise architecture-related research. With a career dedicated to understanding how digitally enabled organizations (should) operate at scale, Charles is the VP and Research Director of Enterprise Architecture at Forrester. Tune in as he discusses the evolution of technology, the challenges faced by enterprises as they integrate digital, and the critical and evolving role of enterprise architecture in modern business. This is an all-encompassing episode featuring Charles Betz, the VP and Research Director of Enterprise Architecture at Forrester. With over two decades of experience in the field, Charles is a seasoned expert in enterprise architecture, digital transformation, and organizational strategy, making this a perfect episode for those looking to operate digitally enabled organizations, at scale. With his wealth of knowledge, Charles takes us on a journey through the historical evolution of computing, tracing the path from the early days of digital challenges to the present era of cloud computing and platform capabilities. He shares perspectives on the evolving and pivotal role of enterprise architecture, a once technical role now increasingly in charge of facilitating technology alignment with product portfolios and business goals.  He introduces the concept of Outcome-Driven Architecture, emphasizing the principles of adaptability, creativity, and resilience, and prepares us as we explore together the digital landscape.   Key Highlights

Join Fred Champlain (Agile Evangelist) and Andy Jordan on this podcast episode as they discuss architectural runway and the importance for decision-makers on thinking through Enterprise Architecture as part of strategic planning. In typical IT organizations, there many separate practices and disparate repositories used to manage IT, from strategic planning through operations. The reality is that if you are not clearly defining and working towards your enablers, blockers will be able derail your best laid plans. So what can be done to help Enterprise Architects accelerate their work, be more integrated, and deliver greater value to their organizations?  Tune in to find out more about the Enterprise Architecture Workspace and best practices for product leaders.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we are joined by Stephen Behr, Jr. (@SBehrJr). Stephen currently works at SAP leading the Strategy & GTM for Business and Enterprise Architects. Stephen is a well-renowned mid-am golfer, having won many mid-am events including the Crump Cup (Pine Valley's mid-am tournament) and having been named the 2020 AmateurGolf.Com Mid-Amateur Player of the Year. Prior to having a job, Stephen played at Clemson, where he won the 2016 Byron Nelson award.---Follow us: Twitter - @TournamentCode Instagram - @thetournamentcode YouTube - The Tournament Code Hosted by: Cooper Collins (@coopercollins99) and Daniel Hamrin (@DanielHamrin)---(00:28) - appreciating teammates' impact on success(05:26) – playing against Spieth(09:42) - unexpected success in college golf(12:29) - getting in your own way(17:03) - college golf and team dynamics(21:06) - redemption and teamwork(22:21) - nutrition and physical transformation(27:15) - practice/play routine and job(31:30) - playing under elite competition(36:09) - taking time off from golf(37:54) - the evolution of golf(41:16) - distance discrepancy and course familiarity

Bringing over 20 years of experience to the table, our very own Dan Belville  joins us on our latest Enterprise Architecture podcast to discuss the challenges facing Enterprise Architects. Aside from the common challenges such as complexity, alignment, change management and more, Dan breaks down the biggest challenge facing Enterprise Architects, which is the balancing act between being efficient or effective.To watch the On-Demand Agile Enterprise Management Webinar  mentioned in this podcast CLICK HEREHave an idea for our show? Email us at podcast@bizzdesign.comExplore Bizzdesign more:Visit our website: Bizzdesign.comRead our Blog: bizzdesign.com/blogFollow our LinkedIN pageIf you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you tune in. 

Hey there, and welcome to another episode of the Enterprise Architecture podcast produced by Bizzdesign. I'm Will Hardison, one of Bizzdesign's marketing managers and if my recording sounds a little different than normal, well that's because I'm sitting in my hotel room at Ceasars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada gearing up for Day 2 of the Gartner Application and Solutions Summit using my phone as a recording device. Hey, you've got to do what you've got to do...but I am so glad you're tuning in because we've got a great episode for you today.In this episode, we'll listen in on our great fireside chat focused on the state of enterprise architecture from our Bizzdesign Connect Conference held back in April of this year. Every year we survey over 1,000 Enterprise Architects to get their take on the State of Enterprise Architecture. We combine those results into a full report which can be found on our website under the resources tab, but in this episode, we'll hear from industry leaders as they unpack their thoughts on the results of our survey such as overcoming the challenges of showing value to your organization and how Enterprise Architecture help your organization align with business investments. I hope you enjoy this fireside chat from our Bizzdesign Connect conference around the State of Enterprise Architecture Visit our website: Bizzdesign.comRead our Blog: bizzdesign.com/blogFollow our LinkedIN page

In the fast-paced and ever-changing world of today's digital landscape, the presence of tech leaders has become indispensable for the growth and advancement of organizations. As companies strive to maintain their competitive edge and embrace the latest technological developments, they require talented individuals with a visionary mindset who can effectively navigate the intricacies of the digital era and capitalize on innovative opportunities. Tech leaders possess a unique combination of technical prowess, strategic acumen, and exceptional leadership abilities, which empower them to spearhead organizational transformations, optimize operational processes, and unlock new avenues for growth. By fostering a culture of innovation, driving technological initiatives, and aligning technology with business goals, these forward-thinking professionals play a pivotal role in shaping the future trajectory of organizations, ensuring sustainable growth and long-term success.Here's more about Vipul Garg• Software Engineering Leader with extensive experience in technical leadership role in managing and executing complete Software development life cycle (SDLC) of large distributed systems.• Technical owner of consumer facing applications, portals, mobile apps development and operations, serving digital products and self-service capabilities to the end users.• Over the years helped companies to build scalable enterprise applications and in the last few years helped them to implement cloud and digital agendas.• Coordination with Products owners and Enterprise Architects to lay down the product roadmap that drives business transformation and user easiness in using the application.• Led an Agile delivery organization consisting of 10+ scrum teams supporting 4 major applications.• Cultivated DevOps culture in teams and brought change mindset.• Managed $40M+ capital budget, overseeing 60+ engineers and scrum masters.• Transformed teams to adapt LeSS Agile framework and implemented cloud migration strategies.• Drove cost cutting and optimization on-going savings by implementing Enterprise services and retiring the license-based API fees each year.• Delivered application simplification by adapting to domain driven microservices and micro frontend architecture.• Cloud migration on MS Azure of on-premises .Net/C# application to attain scalability and growth.• Technical leadership in helping to translate business requirements into technical requirements and led medium to large scale, complex cross-functional projects.• Establish software development best practices including integration, custom development, automation, security, and deployments.• Drove open source, cloud, micro-services, and DevOps adoption that has significant savings leveraging API (Open Shift, MS Azure, K8), CICD (Jenkins, GitHub, Git Actions, Cucumber, Docker), Test Automation (Gherkin, Selenium), Reliability Engineering (Dynatrace, Site Monitoring, Splunk, Einstein analytics, Load Runner).• Manage web security, compliance, risk, and vulnerability remediations of the application and web services.• Manage and drove implementation for vendor integrated products and implementing Content management and consumer experience management by utilizing tools like Vignette, Adobe AEM, Web Analytics etc.• Status reporting to senior leadership in the organization on the health of the applications and team.• A collaborator with good inter-personal communication skills and excellent documentation skills.https://www.optum.com/

Enterprise Architects? Aren't those the useless people who always say “no”? That is one of the perspectives we have heard about EAs in the past. But what can EAs do and how do the progress from “noisy” to “influential”? In this episode of the What's Your Baseline? podcast we discuss the role of Enterprise Architects and the changes to the discipline with Luca de Risi from Mega International, who brings a wealth of experience in this field to the episode. Luca is Mega's Chief Executive Officer and he held various leadership positions at the firm before that, like, being the country manager for the APAC business while being located in Singapore, or as Business Development Executive in the United States. He started his career as an internal auditor for a major French car maker before joining Mega. Luca lives in Paris with his wife and young daughter, so we all know that he's busy on two fronts

Você sabe o que ChatGPT, o TOGAF (o framework de modelagem mais famoso entre os Enterprise Architects) e a mudança do Evilazaro para o Texas tem em comum com o novo canal do Fabricio no YouTube? Absolutamente NADA! É importante deixar claro. Mas você deveria ouvir esse episódio mesmo assim, já que, entre um devaneio […]

The word “developer” has always been evolving, from assembly to systems, operations, and beyond. The term “Developer Relations” has traditionally meant we're engaging with people who consider themselves full-time professional developers. However, over the past few years, the term “developer” has expanded to encompass more than this professional developer persona. These days, some DevRel teams advocate for, evangelize to, and create communities for SREs, Enterprise Architects, students, or decision-makers in early-stage startups, in addition to low-code or citizen developers. While these people may fall outside of the traditional developer persona, many DevRel teams are looking to support these people who are using our technology for one-off solutions to their problems. We're interested in learning more about whether this changes the scope of DevRel, and if so, how. Checkouts Jennifer Ritzinger * How to Make a Monster: Hollywood Special Effects Makeup With Morgan Muta - Atlas Obscura Experiences (https://www.atlasobscura.com/experiences/special-effects-makeup-course) Matty Stratton * Keyoxide (https://keyoxide.org/) * The Storyteller (https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Storyteller-Audiobook/0063076128) - Audiobook by Dave Grohl * Fall Guys (https://www.fallguys.com/) - silly game I play with my kids Wesley Faulkner * LumaFusion (https://luma-touch.com/lumafusion-on-android/) PJ Hagerty * Clearword (https://clearword.com/) - actions items and the important part of meetings, not just transcription * Spy X Family (https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G4PH0WXVJ/spy-x-family?from=spyxfamily&utm_source=ip_cr&utm_medium=content_crunchyroll&utm_campaign=titlemarketing_all_spyxfamily) * Don't get COVID Jason Hand * YouTube Shorts (https://www.youtube.com/c/MicrosoftDeveloper/shorts) - on Microsoft Learn Shows & Events * CrossClip (https://crossclip.com) * ArtistWorks (https://www.artistworks.com) Mary Thengvall * PLG + CLG (https://www.commonroom.io/blog/use-product-led-and-community-led-growth-together-for-better-business-outcomes/) Artwork photo by Tim Mossholder (https://unsplash.com/@timmossholder?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/@timmossholder?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5WfMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=565TMb81SaWwrJYbAIeOxQ), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we're on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village. Special Guests: Jennifer Ritzinger and Matty Stratton.

In this interview, we speak with Dr. Michelle Supper, a senior advisory executive architect at Service Now. In this role, Michelle consults with a wide range of enterprises and their enterprise architecture practices to help them with their digital transformations. In this session, Michelle draws on her wealth of experience and gives her insights on how EAs can have the most impact on a company's digital transformation journey, in the particular the subtle and oftentimes overlooks the role of EAs in translating the vision and the needs of a transformation between all the layers of a company - from the C-Level on down 

Enterprise Architects typically fit within the IT organization, but they spend much of their time working with the Business at strategic levels. The work that they do and the decisions that they make have significant impact on both sides. In this Eagle Tech Talk, Joshua Shoresh explains how, as an Enterprise Architect, he builds a bridge between Business and IT leadership to help organizations set their course forward.  Skip Right to the Interview: 00:01:52 About Joshua Shoresh Joshua Shoresh is an IT professional with over 25 years of experience delivering business solutions to clients in the private and public sectors. As a management consultant, he's provided a broad range of consulting services, ranging from IT management, strategy, architecture (enterprise architecture, business transformation and solution architecture). He is recognized for his leadership and communication skills, and his ability to define focused, cost effective, and innovative solutions to solve business problems. Josh is the founder of Contextual Focus Limited, a Canadian-owned consultancy firm, operating nationally, and focused on assisting clients in the complex niche area of strategy, architecture and governance of IT. Get in Touch with Josh: Email: Joshua.shoresh@contextual-focus.com LinkedIn www.contextual-focus.com 

The #enterprise #architect establishes a technology strategy and roadmap that enables a portfolio to support current and future #business capabilities. They drive design, engineering, reuse, application of patterns, and create Enabler Epics for the architectures that comprise the solutions in a portfolio. Relying on continuous feedback, these architects foster adaptive design, and engineering practices, and drive programs and teams to rally around a shared technical vision. Poor strategic technical planning, communication, and visibility can result in suboptimal systems performance, which significantly inhibits #business agility. Providing some Architectural Runway and governance enables supporting current and future needs, such as usability and behavioral constructs across the Enterprise's solution. System and Solution Architects offer this guidance for Agile Release Trains and Solution Trains. In Portfolio #SAFe and Full #SAFe, the architectural challenge is even more significant. Mergers and acquisitions, changes in underlying technologies, competitive differentiation, emerging standards, and other factors often push businesses in directions beyond the scope of #Agile Teams. #Enterprise #Architects provide strategic technical direction across value Solution Trains and ARTs to ensure the organization can take advantage of emerging opportunities while responding to and mitigating threats. Aspects of this strategy may include recommendations for the development and delivery of technology stacks, interoperability, application program interfaces (APIs), and hosting. They also apply a Customer-Centric mindset to their work when considering architectural choices. For example, APIs are an interface that benefits from the application of Design Thinking practices, such as using developer personas. The #Enterprise #Architect is focused primarily on the following types of activities: ● Collaborating with Lean Portfolio Management to provide a high-level vision of enterprise solutions and development initiatives ● Assisting the Agile Program Management Office (APMO) and Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE) to identify and design development value streams ● Helping the value streams adhere to the budget guardrails for retiring solutions (horizon 0) Participating in the strategy for building and maintaining the architectural runway via Enabler Epics ● Influencing modeling, design, and coding practices ● Promoting Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps capabilities ● Collecting, generating, and analyzing innovative ideas and technologies to use across the business ● Facilitating the reuse of code, components, and proven patterns This video utilizes some parts of information from scaled agile website, for more details please visit www.scaledagileframework.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aleph-global-scrum-team/message

Harry Bosch is a fictional detective, a character created by best-selling mystery writer Michael Connelly. Harry Bosch has a motto and a way of doing things that just might come in useful to enterprise architects. 

Today's Challenge Accepted. episode is a conversation between Piotr and Tobias Ouwejan, the Lead Architect for Commerce at SAP. After a decade working with customers and partners on Hybris commerce implementations, Tobias moved to the product team where he joined the Enterprise Architects team, which he is now leading. Today, Piotr speaks to Tobias about the challenge of implementing the Spartacus project, the application that allows you to build your own branded, JavaScript-based storefront for SAP Commerce Cloud.

Now that organizations have to pivot from 80% work from the office to 100% work from home, the need for an agile IT landscape is crucial.  With almost 70 offices worldwide, Collabera needed made sure that their employees, users, and clients had secure connectivity and uninterrupted access to their core business applications. Sounds pretty intense, right? Lucky for us, Viral Tripathi, Global CIO at Collabera, can give us some insights on how to elevate your IT without an office.  In Episode 7 of #UnleashIT, we interview Viral about how enterprise architects can adapt and scale to the newfound demands of working from home. We discussed four important topics: how enterprise architects can relate to their CIOs, emphasizing UX above UI, building a progressive IT organization, and pivoting to the cloud to ensure security. To hear this interview and many more like it, subscribe to the Unleash IT Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website.

Enterprise Architects are becoming Cloud Architects in many instances, or at least are finding the need to apprise themselves of whole new ways of strategically managing data. And as hybrid cloud becomes the norm, most companies realize they need to pay keen attention to their information architectures. How can your company stay on top?

In episode 8 of the Vaadin Insider Podcast, Ankurman interviews Leif Åstrand who leads product architecture at Vaadin. We discuss everything API design related including: What is API Design and how it differs within the scope of a single application ( with an enterprise architecture) and within the scope of a reusable framework (or a library), The long-term cost implications for enterprise systems due to improper API Design, The questions that Enterprise Architects can ask themselves to better audit their legacy APIs as they gear up for digital transformation, and more. You can connect with Leif on: Twitter: @leifastrand Message to our listeners If you enjoyed listening to this episode of the Vaadin Insider Podcast, we would love to hear from you. You can directly share your favorite lessons on Twitter and ask the topics you would like to learn more about. Just tag @vaadin (or @ankurmans) and who knows we may also extend an invite for you to come to the show and win some free goodies for helping spread the word.

  Digital transformation pressures in business have made enterprise architects more essential than ever before. All digital transformation funds are being made to transform and modernize the technical landscape of almost every organization. Organizations are building out tomorrow’s legacy every day through the digital transformation programs.  Few questions need to be thought through during digital […] The post Enterprise Architects for Success of Digital Transformation appeared first on Open Tech Talks - Technology worth Talking.

Episode 09: Triple O Productivity for your contract process - How to make your contracting process more productive MINDSET: GET CURIOUS On this episode, we do a ‘why’ oveview of contract process mapping. We lay out the broad way to use Triple O Prodcutivity™ to improve your contract process productivity. The next episode delves deeper into the ‘how’ of contract process mapping. • Why you have to get your contract process in sync with your contract document • An example of an out of sync, slow process and how process mapping fixed it. • Why a visual map of a process is so important *Key Takeaways* For a contract to operate at optimum productivity, all the users of a contract must row together with complete trust in each other, the contract document and the contract process. Ask the 3 key contract process Triple O Productivity questions…. 1. Obliterate: Do we need this step in the process? Can we do something else so this step isn’t needed? 2. Optimise: Now we are left with only the necessary process steps, is there a way to make every step in the contract process smooth, simple and speedy? 3. Outsource: What parts of the contract process are best completed by… • a Robot Minion? • a Contract Owner Minion? • a Customer Minion? • a Minion Minion? • Me? *Actionable Challenge* Consider a contract process you find frustrating or slow or annoying and instead of getting frustrated, get curious and make three lists… Approvals – Make a list of all the different approvals in that contract… when you have all the names and departments of every “approver”, you can then ask them what they “approve”… what are their concerns they are looking for in the contract… Thresholds – Once you know the approvers & what they are looking for, you can develop a list of thresholds next to each approver… is there a certain level of risk they are concerned about? Are they just wanting to make sure everything is standard? Ask them what (if any) level of risk or value would mean their approval isn’t needed… ask them what areas they are concerned about and add this to the list. Knowledge management and upskilling – With an understanding of who the approvers are, their current concerns and thresholds for needing to approve or not, you can then provide clear advice about the different options available at different levels… once they have your advice and understand the process themselves, they might not want or need to approve any more or perhaps their approval will take minutes, not days. LINKS Sarah McCoubrey, ‘Can plain language change our approach to conflict’ (November 2016) Presented at Clarity2016, Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved via clarity2016.org/can-plain-language-change-our-approach-to-conflict, accessed 7 June 2017. ‘Lawyers should be enterprise architects’ - George Dent, ‘Business Lawyers as Enterprise Architects’ (2009). 64 The Business Lawyer 279 (2009); Case Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-25. Available at SSRN: ssrn.com/abstract=1264063 ‘Contracts and Legal staff are good at fixing problems. However, this ignores the point that many of those problems could have been avoided.’ IACCM, ‘Top Negotiated Terms 2015: No News Is Bad News’ (21 January 2016) iaccm.com/resources/?id=9105&login&welcome# , accessed 10 June 2017. DocuSign: https://refer.docusign.com/s/verity Australian Story, ‘She's Not There’ (14 July 2008) Retrieved via abc.net.au/austory/content/2007/s2304453.htm, accessed 9 May 2017. Head to https://www.checklistlegal.com/podcast for show notes, resources links, and templates. Music: 'Sway this way' by @SilentPartner

Enterprise Architects have a challenging job since they have to understand various technologies and platforms/tools that are being used across the enterprise. They also need tools to manage the roadmap of the platforms and the application residing on them. Enterprise Architects at ServiceNow have the same need. In this podcast, Rajeev Sethi who is an Enterprise Architect at ServiceNow talks about how he does his work at ServiceNow using the ServiceNow platform. This gives an insight of the platform capabilities and how other customers can also leverage this platform for doing their Enterprise Architecture work.

How do you select the right platform for the enterprise? Follow Shiva Ramachandran, Director Product Management, ServiceNow and other leaders, through this series of podcasts where details about the product and platform are detailed to help Enterprise Architects. Subscribe to this podast to know when the next podcast is posted. In this podcast Shiva Ramachandran discusses with Robert Duffner as an Enterprise Architect what are the critical aspects to consider when selecting a platform for building enterprise level applications.

During this 20 minute podcast, Jim Link of Forest City gives me the project-tested scoop on many key BPX topics, including: how does a BPXer justify their value to the business, who do they report to, what role do process modeling tools play, and what SAP technical and functional skills do they need to succeed in the SAP Business Process Expert role. Obviously, there are no universal answers to these questions - they are still being sorted out on a company to company basis. But for those listeners who want to understand how the pure BPX role can fit into the existing SAP personnel structure, and interact with Enterprise Architects, I trust you'll find this conversation as interesting as I did.

Jon Reed speaks with Steve Strout, CEO of ASUG, Americas' SAP Users' Group, about the key issues SAP customers are facing in the NetWeaver and eSOA era. Jon asks Steve about the different perspectives SAP customers have concerning upgrades and how ASUG can make an impact on SAP project team education and support during the upgrade cycle. Steve also talks about how ASUG is impacting SAP's product evolution and he shares his vision for ASUG in 2008 and beyond. During this thirty-five minute podcast, Jon and Steve touch on key topics such as: - How Jon first met Steve at SAPPHIRE/ASUG 2007, and right after they met, someone spilled a drink on Steve. Jon begins the podcast by telling Steve he hopes that this initial spill is not permanently associated with talking with Jon. Jon talks about how ASUG has evolved from a "small thorn in SAP's side" to a "true collaborative" partner, and one of the most powerful software users groups in the world. - Steve talks about how he initially got involved in ASUG with his first event he attended in 2002, why he is so impressed by the passion of the SAP community, and how his role at ASUG evolved until the opportunity to become ASUG's first CEO emerged this fall. - Jon asks Steve about his progress on developing an ASUG strategy for the coming year, and Steve shares his vision of redefining what a software user group can be. Steve's goal is to reach the point where ASUG is at the center of the SAP ecosystem. Steve talks about how the 50,000 plus ASUG members have had a major impact on SAP's product development through ASUG's expanding group of Influence Councils. - Jon tells Steve that at TechEd, he ran into a number of SAP customers who were still confused about NetWeaver, eSOA, and how to leverage to eSOA technology to get a true return on investment. He asks Steve to explain how ASUG can help customers sort through their eSOA confusion and come up with a solid roadmap. Steve talks about the way that SOA technology has evolved, and the power of the eSOA architecture due to the loose coupling and the potential to involve customers and suppliers through exposed services. Steve talks about two of ASUG's new SIGs (Special Interest Groups) dedicated to eSOA: one focused on Enterprise Architects, and one on eSOA, and how those SIGs allow ASUG to gather and relay key feedback and influence SAP's approach to eSOA. - Steve asks JonERP.com readers for feedback on whether it would be helpful to offer regional workshops on getting started with eSOA and developing an eSOA roadmap, and if so, what regions and cities would be best for the sessions. - ASUG regularly conducts "Voice of the Customer" surveys to identify the key "pain points" SAP users are facing in both functional and technical areas. Steve tells us that the key pain points SAP customers are facing are: 1. upgrades, 2. eSOA and 3. how to get the most out of their existing SAP investment. Steve talks about the upcoming "SAP upgrade symposiums" that will help ASUG members network with other members who are in the same situation or are further along. - Jon tells Steve that these three pain points correspond well with the results of his own informal survey at TechEd, where he grouped SAP customers into three separate mindsets: the early eSOA adopters, those who were looking seriously at eSOA, and those customers who were much more focused on getting the most out of their existing SAP R/3 systems and distrusted the hype around the new eSOA functionality. Jon asked Steve how ASUG can meet the needs of members with such different agendas, and Steve talked about the different roles ASUG can play depending on the version numbers the member is running on, and that ASUG can do something for all of its members no matter what version of SAP they are on. However, Steve acknowledges that it can be hard to get SAP to make changes to releases that are a number of years old. - As an example of another way that ASUG can help SAP users, Steve talks about ASUG's new "Best Practices in HCM" report, which gathers HR-related data from SAP customers and puts it into an "actionable" form that ASUG members can utilize, knowing that the data in the report was based on the "best practices" of companies with deep experience managing SAP HCM projects. - Jon talks about how at TechEd 2007, he ran into a number of SAP customers who were frustrated by the challenge of finding the right consultants for their projects at the right price. As a result, they were focused more than ever on building a good internal team. Jon asked Steve what the training options might for companies looking to recruit and retain their own SAP talent, and how ASUG could help. Steve responded by saying that while formal training is important, that there is sometimes even more value in the simple process of networking at ASUG events and online. Being able to interact with customers in the same situation as you, or perhaps further along enough to share "best practices," is one of the biggest benefits of ASUG. Steve explains that ASUG's goal is to help provide its members with more resources so they are not as dependent on consultants who take the expertise with them when they leave, or cost a pretty penny to keep around. - Unable to stump Steve with any hard questions, Jon has one more curve ball ready: Jon asks Steve about the new Business By Design (BBD) customers, and how ASUG plans to support this type of smaller customer, one that might have a very different kind of training need. Steve explained that ASUG will soon be running on BBD, and that ASUG is working with SAP to define the kind of support and member services the BBD customer will need. He envisions a combination of virtual support and in-person seminars and conferences. - Steve closes the podcast by sharing his goals for ASUG for 2008, including improved ASUG.com web functionality and ease of use, increasing involvement of ASUG Associate Members (vendors, suppliers, etc), and the continued goal of bringing ASUG into the center of the SAP Ecosystem. - Jon and Steve confirm that the way to get more details on items such as the ASUG HCM report, or to learn more about becoming an ASUG member, is to visit ASUG.com.

The SAP market is changing, but one thing remains a constant: the need for quality SAP professionals with the right skills combinations. In his latest podcast, Jon sat down with Kent Sanders, a 15 year SAP professional who is knee-deep on a cutting edge eSOA project for a major SAP Retail customer. Sit in with Jon and Kent as they discuss Kent's keys to attracting and retaining SAP talent, how SAP developers can stay relevant on projects and reduce the risk of being outsourced, and how Kent's project team has developed a different way of obtaining "buy in" for eSOA projects, building support "from the bottom up." Kent also talks about the tools SAP professionals need to master to stay relevant, and how his project finds the right mix between outside consultants and internal training. During this thirty five minute podcast, Jon and Kent cover topics such as: - How Kent's fifteen year SAP career has evolved into his current role as an Enterprise Architect, and how he has pursued the TOGAF certification and other components of his skill set. - The importance of the TOGAF SOA architecture and how it applies to the SAP world, in terms of architectural solutions that solve SAP business problems. Kent explains how the TOGAF framework was incorporated into SAP's Enterprise Architecture Framework, and how he was involved in the earlier stages of this process while working for SAP. - Why ABAP Developers and SAP Java Programmers need to think about becoming SAP Software Engineers, and why SAP Basis Experts should focus on becoming SAP Enterprise Architects. - The current NetWeaver product suite, including NetWeaver Portals, and how eSOA skills fit into a broader NetWeaver competency. - How the line is blurring between technical and functional approaches, and the role "offshoring" can play in this process of staffing projects. Kent also notes the communication issues involved in outsourcing that can impact which projects are appropriate for offshoring and which are better handled in house. - Fresh back from a conference session on attracting and retaining SAP talent, Kent talks about the three keys to building (and keeping) a great project team: provide a well-thought career path for your team members; 2. don't hold back on training your people with the latest SAP skills even if it means you might lose some of them to the SAP job market; 3. adopt a mentality of continuous training. - Kent also reports that the hardest skills to find, according to the SAP customers at the conference, were: 1. NetWeaver Administrators, and 2. Enterprise Architects. Java developers and ABAP programmers were easier to hire on the open market. Kent mentioned that the consulting firms don't even have many folks that know NetWeaver and Enterprise SOA well. Kent said that many of these firms turn to outsourcing to fill their project needs. - Jon asks Kent to elaborate on the role outsourcing plays on SAP projects, and asked him to talk about how SAP professionals can make themselves less vulnerable to outsourcing. Kent explains that mastering data modeling and business modeling tools, and emphasizing strategy and architecture was the key to becoming more outsourcing-proof. - Kent talks about his current SAP project, and how his team has developed a unique approach to building momentum for eSOA projects by working on projects from the "bottom up." Kent talked about how there is natural resistance to eSOA from both high level IT executives and business executives. He explained how his team is gaining support one project at a time by focusing on projects that have a "wow factor" and a tangible business benefit. - Kent provides an overview of his current SAP environment, and how they are working on eSOA with plans to involve NetWeaver CE, ESR, and NetWeaver PI. He talked about how his team can get projects done within a $50,000 budget and having composite apps up and running in a six week to two month period. Kent's team is using this approach to solve business "pain points" and to develop their own eSOA roadmap. - Jon asks Kent to explain to listeners how he identifies which areas are the best candidates for early eSOA projects. He lists the main factors that are ideal for eSOA projects: simplification, consolidation, and building new services and composites. Kent talks about which projects can have a "wow" type of impact, such as service-enabling inventory lookups, getting data to customers more effectively, and making user-friendly interfaces for in store employees for quick training and ramp up. - Jon and Kent go more in-depth into a discussion of the future of SAP development and the future of SAP technical skill sets. Kent talks about the importance of mastering new process modeling tools like Aris for NetWeaver, which is now tied into the ESR. He tells us that it's not yet possible for business process experts to model all their own code without the help of a developer, but this kind of model-driven programming is becoming closer to reality. Kent mentions other hot tools that SAP professionals should know, such as Web Dynpro, Adobe Forms, Solution Manager, and Aris . - Kent highlights the keys his project has used to build a quality internal team and strike a good balance with outside consulting support. He talks about the importance of hiring manager-level folks who are "SAP rock stars," which in turn allows for a more savvy use of SAP implementation partners. Kent says that for the next phase of his project, they are looking to bring in less consultants and train more people internally. - In closing, Kent talks about how the successful SAP professional understands that technology changes all the time, and that if you view paradigm changes as a threat, you should get out of this particular field, because there is always change. The point is to apply the right forward-thinking mindset towards skills acquisition. In terms of adding real value to SAP customers and keeping your skills in demand, Kent says that the key is to develop a deep understanding of NetWeaver and the ability to help SAP customers harness that technology and break through their NetWeaver confusion. If you can do that, says Kent, you can "write your own check."

Enterprise Architecture is already common practice in most Fortune 100 companies. As the topic is comparably young, knowledge about it is not so widespread in the Software Architects Community, who deals mostly with project architectures. In this episode Alex speaks with Wolfgang Keller who has practical experience as an enterprise architect and has written a book on the topic. He is a Partner with BusinessGlue Consulting. They are specializing in the relationship between EAM and SOA. This episode gives a rough overview what Enterprise Architecture actually is touches the standards in the field and also gives hints on the practical work of Enterprise Architects.

Enterprise Architecture is already common practice in most Fortune 100 companies. As the topic is comparably young, knowledge about it is not so widespread in the Software Architects Community, who deals mostly with project architectures. In this episode Alex speaks with Wolfgang Keller who has practical experience as an enterprise architect and has written a book on the topic. He is a Partner with BusinessGlue Consulting. They are specializing in the relationship between EAM and SOA. This episode gives a rough overview what Enterprise Architecture actually is touches the standards in the field and also gives hints on the practical work of Enterprise Architects.

Enterprise Architecture is already common practice in most Fortune 100 companies. As the topic is comparably young, knowledge about it is not so widespread in the Software Architects Community, who deals mostly with project architectures. In this episode Alex speaks with Wolfgang Keller who has practical experience as an enterprise architect and has written a book on the topic. He is a Partner with BusinessGlue Consulting. They are specializing in the relationship between EAM and SOA. This episode gives a rough overview what Enterprise Architecture actually is touches the standards in the field and also gives hints on the practical work of Enterprise Architects.