In the software industry, we have been talking about Big Data for years. Lots of specialized technologies have been build to capture all type of data in a repository for downstream usage. You probably heard some experts saying: "don't worry, if you don't use it today, you will need it tomorrow!". It's like when you... Continue Reading →
Please … stop using the word “headless” in software architectures.
The information technology (IT) industry is sometimes very interesting and actually very funny too: we introduce or use names, titles, or attributes using sophisticated jargon, mainly originating from Greek or Latin. Words like "ingestion", "pristine", or titles from House of Cards like chief of stuff (staff) or deputy of the ... are very popular these... Continue Reading →
Decoding Careers: the transformation of product management to the cloud.
Enterprise software vendors are transitioning their software to cloud. Some are doing a good job but others are struggling. A recent article was explaining how companies from silicon valley are struggling with cloud revenue as they are progressing through their transformational journey. And that was not going very well. Aside from the technical and architectural... Continue Reading →
Three reasons for 6,5B dollars.
As you probably know, last Tuesday, March 20th, Salesforce has announced to intend to buy MuleSoft for 6,5 billion dollars. Even if this is not per se the exact selling amount, this is the announced company evaluation. Simply, wow! You may think why is salesforce willing to invest and pay so much for an integration... Continue Reading →
A manifesto for a Regulated Oriented Architecture (ROA)
In the software world, many vendors architect, build and deliver their software for certain use cases and industries. What is becoming very clear is that the world is moving to introduce more rules and compliance requirements and it will be so in the coming decades, inducing architects to bolt-on or recode their software to respect... Continue Reading →