Category Archives: Agile & Architecture
I’m speaking at the IRM Enterprise Architecture Conference 2011, in London next week. My topic is “Practical Enterprise Integration: Realising the Benefits of a Strong Canonical Architecture”. In the paper I discuss the evolution of an EAI environment at National Grid, and how over time some key decisions on the underlying architecture have delivered significant benefits.
I’ve just uploaded the slides to my website. You can download them here.
Unfortunately, I’ve been put into a real “graveyard slot”, right at the end of business on the Friday afternoon. And I thought Sally, the conference chair, was my friend! If you are attending, I would very much appreciate your support. If not, I’d appreciate your thoughts on this topic, as always.
See
https://www.andrewj.com/publications/EAI%20Evolution%20Slides.pdf
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Saturday, September 18, 2010 in
Agile & Architecture,
Humour
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