I call this architecture governance pattern “steering via the underside” (in Dutch: “sturen onderlangs”) and it is, I think, the most important anti-pattern in enterprise architecture ...

The heart of the genome structure is that it makes the case as a living model. A blueprint falls short because it’s a rigid, ...

In this introductory-level article, Walter Hurst describes how to combine J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) with object-oriented design patterns to build a scalable, flexible, and ...

The Domain Inventory design pattern (REF-1) proposes a solution whereby the IT enterprise is sub-divided into logical domains. We then limit the scope of our SOA project to one of these domains ...

In my first article for Forbes, I asked whether Enterprise Architecture (EA) was completely broken. My conclusion: executives seeking digital transformations of their organizations require a more ...

Enterprise business architecture will increasingly be used to define service scope in BFO contract negotiation. By 2004, Web services technology and service-oriented architectures will promote ...

Facing an existential crisis, enterprise architecture must abandon outdated dogma for AI-driven adaptive governance to ensure survival and deliver value. In “Data trust and the evolution of ...

The microservices architecture that dominates today’s enterprise applications showcases how behavioral patterns adapt to distributed systems.

The site is similar to SOA patterns, which cataloges key design patterns for service oriented architecture. Arcitura president Thomas Erl is the organizer behind both efforts.