Link: https://www.forrester.com/blogs/rock-your-enterprise-architecture-award-submission-dos-and-donts/ Since 2010, Forrester has sponsored its Global EA Awards, which means this is the 15th annual occasion! This award offers the opportunity to showcase real excellence in enterprise architecture, distinguish your company’s thought leadership, and give back to the broader architecture profession. Forrester has again partnered with The Open Group, which is contributing both publicity ..read more

Link: https://www.architectureandgovernance.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-bias-and-the-dangers-it-poses-for-the-world-of-cybersecurity/ By Khurram Mir, of Kualitatem AI technology is becoming increasingly popular across a range of industries, which are  using it to speed up their processes and improve productivity. While this promises to increase efficiency, the ..read more

Link: https://www.architectureandgovernance.com/applications-technology/harnessing-the-collective-ignorance-of-solution-architects/ By Simon Field, Senior Enterprise Architect at Ardoq I’ve often heard enterprise architecture teams complain that they are continuously fighting a losing battle.  They’ve been asked by the CIO to build a model of the IT ..read more

Link: https://www.leanix.net/en/blog/erp-pain-points ERP Transformation is challenging for any organization. Discover the four most-common pain points experienced by companies attempting ERP transformation and how you can overcome them ..read more

Link: https://www.architectureandgovernance.com/hardware/www-users-experience-hard-and-software-problems/ The new Intel Pentium MMX microprocessor may attract buyers because a majority of current World Wide Web users have begun to experience hardware and software problems when attempting to test new innovations. That’s according to ..read more

Link: https://bizzdesign.com/blog/step-by-step-how-to-develop-enterprise-architecture-services/ Agile enterprise architecture management practices may want to consider developing repeatable Enterprise Architecture Services. This would allow consumers of those services (e.g., internal customers of enterprise architecture) to concentrate on their top priorities – running and improving their business – while being able to call on well-defined, expert services with clear value propositions and rules of engagement. The idea of service offerings isn’t new. The concept of ‘IT Services’ first came to ..read more

Link: https://www.ardoq.com/blog/ai-cybersecurity-risks AI is everywhere. In 2023, one-third of respondents to a McKinsey survey confirmed they used generative AI for at least one core business function.  The promises of AI are exciting, and the vendors of the tools your organization uses every day are adding AI integrations that can be activated with just a button press. It can be tempting to turn these features on and start innovating without considering the consequences. However, without a suitable digital security foundation in place, AI can bring cybersecurity risks to your organiza ..read more

Link: https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/MIT_CISRwp462_SalesforcePlatformBusiness_MockerSebastian Abstract: In 2023, Salesforce was the provider of the CRM system with the biggest market share. Besides providing a CRM software product, the company also offered an external developer platform called Salesforce Platform. Salesforce Platform enabled CRM customers to customize their CRM system and allowed partners (third-party developers) to develop cloud apps that could be distributed via Salesforce’s AppExchange marketplace. Since its official launch in 2008, Salesforce Platform had become a major ..read more

Link: https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2024_0401_DigitalTalentTransformation_VanderMeulenTonaLeidner Abstract: Ongoing digital transformation requires a workforce that is proficient in a wide variety of new skills. This briefing explores the use of AI in quantifying such proficiency, through a process known as skills inference. We introduce this concept by means of a case study of Johnson & Johnson, showing how skills inference can provide detailed insight into workforce skills gaps and thereby guide employees’ career development and leaders’ strategic workforce planning. Publication date ..read more

Link: https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2024_0401_DigitalTalentTransformation_VanderMeulenTonaLeidner_Audio Abstract: Ongoing digital transformation requires a workforce that is proficient in a wide variety of new skills. This briefing explores the use of AI in quantifying such proficiency, through a process known as skills inference. We introduce this concept by means of a case study of Johnson & Johnson, showing how skills inference can provide detailed insight into workforce skills gaps and thereby guide employees’ career development and leaders’ strategic workforce planning. Publication ..read more