by Dave McComb | Aug 7, 2015 | Data-Centric Architecture
In the physical built world there is the concept of “human scale” architecture, in other words, architecture that has been designed explicitly with the needs and constraints of humans in mind: humans that are typically between a few feet and 7 ft. tall and...
by Dave McComb | Jun 5, 2015 | Data-Centric Architecture
As service oriented architecture (SOA) begins to become widely adopted through organizations, there will be major dislocations in the balance of power and control within IS organizations. As service oriented architecture (SOA) begins to become widely adopted through...
by Dave McComb | Jun 2, 2015 | Data-Centric Architecture
Although there are at least seven levels of granularity to “shared services,” little time has been spent to categorize these. My observation is that although there are at least seven levels of granularity to “shared services,” little time has been spent to categorize...
by Dave McComb | Oct 20, 2014 | Data-Centric Architecture
Perhaps the way to be ready for resolution is to flip from document-centric to data-centric. Build a system that expresses in real time, the on-going agreements between the many legal entities within the firm. Capture who is doing what for whom. We just completed a...
by Dave McComb | Jul 25, 2014 | Data-Centric Architecture
A Playbook you Don’t want to Follow A while back, I was working for a large consulting firm. When I was returning to the US from an overseas assignment, I was allowed to select the city I would return to. I told my boss, who was on the board of this firm, my...
