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• Why not to develop Monolithic applications

  Over the past two decades I have learnt a hell of a lot when it comes to different architectures and designs; also what things work and where things do not.  I have had a heap of failures in varying degrees from “oops, here is the fix” ... Posted Feb 15 2010, 10:43 AM by Brett with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Architecture

• What is a Service-Oriented-Architecture (SOA)?

  A Service Orientated Architecture (SOA) is a software design pattern for creating are reusing common business process. A business process that performs a common task, thus providing functionality is packaged as a service. Line-of-Business (LOB) applications... Posted Dec 03 2007, 03:18 PM by Brett with | with no comments Filed under: Architecture

• Service Oriented Architecture and Business Process

  In this post, I will discuss the relevance of business processes in the light of a service orientated architecture. The importance of understanding processes and how they affect the organisation and our daily lives will impact the success of the solution... Posted Dec 03 2007, 11:48 AM by Brett with | with no comments Filed under: Architecture, Analysis

• Myths about Service-Orientated-Architecture

  "Service-Oriented-Architecture" is one of those terms where most folk have and idea to what the objective is, however completely miss the point to what it is. Many vendors, marketers, IT pros and managers have latched onto term without fully... Posted Dec 02 2007, 10:36 AM by Brett with | with no comments Filed under: Architecture

• Enterprise Content Management

  I often get the question, why must I put in WSS or SharePoint into my company? SharePoint is a versatile application that facilitates Collaboration in any organization using Office and web technologies. There are many features to the product, one of the... Posted Nov 15 2007, 10:36 PM by Brett with | with no comments Filed under: SharePoint, Architecture

• High level overview to what workflows are

  Do you get the feeling of "Workflow ... workflow ... workflow .... aaargh .... wtf"? Whilst chatting to many students, I find that there is a lot of ambiguity around workflows and what they are and where to use them. I will be writing a few... Posted Nov 03 2007, 12:57 AM by Brett with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Architecture

• Understanding and categorising your data

  When looking at your typical business data application, there are different groupings of data each with their own set of characteristics. These groupings also have their own set of design requirements. The common data groupings include: Current active... Posted Aug 20 2007, 10:58 AM by Brett with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: SQL Server, Reporting Services, Architecture

• Overview of the different enterprise architecture disciplines

  The term "Architecture" is often used loosely to describe the process of design using technology, where in fact this is far from architecture. Enterprise Architecture is the art designing and implementing a technical strategy that delivers on... Posted Aug 10 2007, 05:08 AM by Brett with | with no comments Filed under: Architecture