Carnival of Enterprise Architecture #9 - March 4, 2008

Welcome to the March 4, 2008 edition of Carnival of Enterprise Architecture.

Business Process Management

Pushpa Sathish presents LockBox Computing: 25 Free Tools To Encrypt Literally Everything posted at Virtual Hosting.

Neelakantha presents The Top 50 Proprietary Programs that Drive You Crazy ? and Their Open Source Alternatives posted at WHDb.

Enterprise Architecture

Michael Lemm presents What Are The Advantages Of T1 Bandwidth Over DSL? posted at BroadBand Nation, saying, "Practical Tips, Insights, News, And Resources For The BroadBand Generation. Covering DSL, T1, DS3, And OCx Bandwidth, Cellular, WiFi, WiMax, VoIP Technology, BroadBand Phones, IP PBX, Gigabit Ethernet....And More."

George Ambler presents The importance of reference architecture posted at Architecture and Change.

Craig Brown presents Nick Malik on Enterprise Architecture posted at Better Projects, saying, "I asked Nick Malik to explain Enterprise Architecture to my blog readers, who are mainly PMs and BAs.  This is what he had to say."

farid Rachmansyah presents Communication idea for architect, problem know how posted at ArchitectNote.

Craig Borysowich presents Conceptual Architecture Checklist posted at Tech Architect.

John Wu presents LEA to overcome the challenge of buy-in from stakeholders posted at LEA.

Robert McIlree presents Evaluating Enterprise Architecture Processes posted at Technology Architecture & Projects.

Robert McIlree presents Evaluating EA Processes Factor 1: Is EA a Distinct Function Within the Organization? posted at Technology Architecture & Projects.

Robert McIlree presents Evaluating EA Processes Factor 2: Group Functional & Technical Responsibilities and Actionable Outputs posted at Technology Architecture & Projects.

Robert McIlree presents Evaluating Enterprise Architecture Processes Factor 3: How is EA Specifically Funded? posted at Technology Architecture & Projects.

Robert McIlree presents Evaluating Enterprise Architecture Processes Factor 4: How are EA Outputs Received and Utilized by the Organization? posted at Technology Architecture & Projects.

Other Articles

Cassanova presents Intel developer forum : new technolgies on the way ..! posted at SEO is always welcome !.

Paul Wallis presents If IT does not alter an outcome, its role is meaningless posted at Keystones and Rivets, saying, "This article argues that if IT does not exist within a sequential process which alters an outcome, its role is meaningless."

Pushpa Sathish presents Linux for Business: 50 Apps to Get your Office on Open Source posted at Virtual Hosting.

Michael Lemm presents Disaster Recovery And Data Centers posted at BroadBand Nation, saying, "Practical Tips, Insights, News, And Resources For The BroadBand Generation. Covering DSL, T1, DS3, And OCx Bandwidth, Cellular, WiFi, WiMax, VoIP Technology, BroadBand Phones, IP PBX, Gigabit Ethernet....And More."

Project Management

Raj Sheelvant presents Managing Complexity due to Globalization posted at IT Strategy, saying, "Managing rise in complexity due to globalization"

Sam Carrara presents Product Life Cycle- Overview posted at Sam Carrara's Marketing Education.

SOA

Craig Borysowich presents The Service Oriented Enterprise (SOE) - A Preview posted at Tech Architect, saying, "Would appreciate some comments and feedback on this preview!"

System Architecture

ElTio Rob presents Open Source - essential to success? posted at Hortal.com, saying, "Open Source gives PayPal that rarest form of competitive advantage: control. With it, they’ve taken to change the world, redefining financial services for consumers worldwide. Banks, insurance companies and the rest of the eBusiness world better take notice."

Michael Lemm presents How To Predict Bandwidth Consumption In An ISP Network posted at BroadBand Nation, saying, "Practical Tips, Insights, News, And Resources For The BroadBand Generation. Covering DSL, T1, DS3, And OCx Bandwidth, Cellular, WiFi, WiMax, VoIP Technology, BroadBand Phones, IP PBX, Gigabit Ethernet....And More."

jess presents J2EE Application Environment Optimization Checklist posted at GrokCode.

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