Comments on: EAC2009 http://weblog.tetradian.com/2009/06/13/eac2009/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eac2009 Random ramblings over the metaphoric edge Sat, 19 May 2012 02:19:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Len Fehskens http://weblog.tetradian.com/2009/06/13/eac2009/comment-page-1/#comment-28069 Len Fehskens Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:26:20 +0000 http://weblog.tomgraves.org/index.php/2009/06/13/eac2009/#comment-28069 Tom - thanks for this report. I note that there is an extraordinarily simple solution to the problem of people misusing EA as a name for what they do, and that is to adopt the discipline of calling it EITA or EISA when that's what it really is. If we could just get people to do that, we could correctly use EA for the larger more inclusive domain of the architecture of an enterprise in its entirety, not just its IT assets. As you may be aware, I have been tilting at this particular windmill for several years now, and I would go further than Roger Sessions, in that as "business/IT alignment" will always be an important concern of enterprises, EISA/EITA will always be an important domain (and a compelling concern of IT organizations), even when it is properly "umbrella-ed" by EA. len. Tom – thanks for this report.

I note that there is an extraordinarily simple solution to the problem of people misusing EA as a name for what they do, and that is to adopt the discipline of calling it EITA or EISA when that’s what it really is. If we could just get people to do that, we could correctly use EA for the larger more inclusive domain of the architecture of an enterprise in its entirety, not just its IT assets. As you may be aware, I have been tilting at this particular windmill for several years now, and I would go further than Roger Sessions, in that as “business/IT alignment” will always be an important concern of enterprises, EISA/EITA will always be an important domain (and a compelling concern of IT organizations), even when it is properly “umbrella-ed” by EA.

len.

]]> By: Sally Bean http://weblog.tetradian.com/2009/06/13/eac2009/comment-page-1/#comment-27969 Sally Bean Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:27:22 +0000 http://weblog.tomgraves.org/index.php/2009/06/13/eac2009/#comment-27969 Tom, Thanks very much for your kind words about EAC Europe 2009. We certainly do try very hard to put together a balanced wide-ranging programme which is biased towards real-world practical experiences but also includes emerging EA trends. It's great to get positive feedback and to know that we are taking things in the right direction. We get a lot of comments about the quality of the 'side conversations'. I think one of the things that really helps the 'buzz' in the refreshment breaks is that a majority of our speakers (including John Zachman) participate fully in the conference and are not tucked away in private meetings most of the time. Sally Bean EAC Conference co-chair Tom,
Thanks very much for your kind words about EAC Europe 2009. We certainly do try very hard to put together a balanced wide-ranging programme which is biased towards real-world practical experiences but also includes emerging EA trends. It’s great to get positive feedback and to know that we are taking things in the right direction.

We get a lot of comments about the quality of the ‘side conversations’. I think one of the things that really helps the ‘buzz’ in the refreshment breaks is that a majority of our speakers (including John Zachman) participate fully in the conference and are not tucked away in private meetings most of the time.
Sally Bean
EAC Conference co-chair

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