When business architecture is described as the blueprint of the enterprise, it needs to be followed by a clarification of what kinds of a blueprints we are talking about. The simplistic answer to this would be “business blueprints”, but what…
Architecture is about understanding.
I am reposting a post I wrote back in October of 2011. Architecture is about understanding. This is a realization I have come to after wrestling with the question “what is architecture?” for quite some time. I have worked in…
Reality Based Architecture
Architecture in the simplest terms is something which allows many people to gain a shared understanding. I have found that this perspective on architecture maps to traditional construction architecture as well as the various fields of architecture which exist within Information…
On Architecture
The purpose of architecture is to create shared understanding. Good architecture depends on whether it will be understood by its target audience and whether the objective of the architecture is achievable.