January 2010 Archives

Social Operating Systems: The rise of social oriented architecture

By Ian Tomlin on January 18, 2010 2:10 PM 3

As the term suggests, a social operating system is a computing platform that supports the formation, management and use of social relationship ties. In my opinion, social operating systems will have a fundamental impact on both society and business -... Read More..

Categories: Enterprise Architecture, IT Strategy, SOA

Why CRM Systems Drive Sales People Crazy

By Ian Tomlin on January 14, 2010 3:42 AM 4

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When they first came on the scene with SIEBEL, Customer Relationship Management systems were supposed to grow your business 'one customer at a time'. Like Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems they promised a rosy future for business people of being... Read More..

Categories: Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise IT, IT Strategy

Building the Agile Enterprise powered by Services Oriented Architecture

By Ian Tomlin on January 13, 2010 3:37 AM Vote 0 Votes

I've just completed a paper on Services Oriented Architecture to provide an overview for business and IT leaders of the 'must-do-wells' and critical success factors of implementation. The key topics I cover are: * DEFINITION * ARCHITECTURAL LAYERS * EMERGING... Read More..

Categories: Cloud, Enterprise Architecture, IT Strategy, SOA

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Recent posts from our Blogs

Challenges for the Decade, Part 4: Enterprise Architecture by Janne J. Korhonen in Anatomy of Agile Enterprise
Design-Time Governance Lost in the Cloud? The Great Debate Rages by Joe McKendrick in Business Transformation in Action
US Defense Department Goes 'Primitive;' Fortifies SOAs by Joe McKendrick in Business Transformation in Action
Governance: Think Global but Act Local by Kelly Emo in IT as a Catalyst for Optimal Business Outcomes
'mySOA': Service Orientation for Everybody by Joe McKendrick in Business Transformation in Action
Don't drink the Kool-Aid: Tips for easing into medical technology if you're afraid of EMRs by Shahid Shah in The Healthcare Blog
A decision-centric platform supports collaboration by James Taylor in James Taylor's Decision Management
Steve's Business Model: SOA as the 'App Store' by Joe McKendrick in Business Transformation in Action
Forrester: Don't be an IT-hater, be a Business-IT Integrator by Brenda Michelson in Business-Driven Architect
Middle America's Manufacturers Adopt SaaS ERP by Phil Wainewright in The Connected Web

My blog focuses on agile organizational design and related information management technologies such as cloud computing, net.working, social collaboration, data integration and meshing, business insights and code-free applications design.