Link: http://demandingchange.blogspot.com/2024/06/thinking-academically.html At Goldsmiths yesterday for a discussion on Paratactical Life with Erin Manning and Brian Massumi, overshadowed by industrial disputes at Goldsmiths and elsewhere, giving critical urgency to considering the primary task of the university in society, and the double task of the academic. For which Erin Manning advocates what she calls strategic duplicity. This involves recognizing what works in the systems we work against. Which means: We don’t just oppose them head on. We work with them, strategically, while nurturing ..read more

Link: https://blog.opengroup.org/2024/05/30/congratulations-to-the-award-winners-of-the-open-group-presidents-awards-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=congratulations-to-the-award-winners-of-the-open-group-presidents-awards-2024 By Ash Patel – CDMP, Marketing Specialist, The Open Group During The Open Group Edinburgh Summit in April 2024, Steve Nunn, President and CEO, The Open Group, proudly announced the winners of the President’s Awards. This included Marc Lankhorst for ‘Most Valuable Contributor for an Individual’ and RTX (accepted by Rolf Siegers) for ‘Most Valuable ..read more

Link: https://www.architectureandgovernance.com/artificial-intelligence/new-machine-learning-algorithm-promises-advances-in-computing/ A new study suggests that systems controlled by next-generation computing algorithms could give rise to better and more efficient machine learning products. Using machine learning tools to create a digital twin, or a virtual copy ..read more

Link: https://www.architectureandgovernance.com/agile/every-project-needs-a-firefighter-and-every-firefighter-needs-an-arsonist/ By Leonard Greski, Chief Scientist I recently participated in five episodes of the Agile Thoughts podcast with host Lance Kind and his guest Adam Tornhill, author of Your Code as a Crime Scene.  Our conversation ..read more

Link: https://www.architectureandgovernance.com/data/ai-governance-is-there-too-much-focus-on-data-leakage/ By Phil Robinson, Principal Security Consultant, Prism Infosec When it comes to rolling out Generative AI (GenAI) in a business environment, the predominant concern is, will it put corporate data at risk? Is the large ..read more

Link: https://www.architectureandgovernance.com/applications-technology/driving-business-and-digital-transformation-the-cio-agenda-for-2024-and-beyond/ By Vipin Jain Business transformation is a comprehensive process that aims to enhance overall business performance by increasing revenue, reducing operating costs, improving customer satisfaction, and boosting workforce productivity. It involves strategic initiatives that help ..read more

Link: https://eapj.org/revamping-your-culture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=revamping-your-culture by Bard Papegaaij If “culture eats strategy for breakfast”, according to Peter Drucker, what can we do to stop this? Can we somehow turn culture into something that doesn’t just leave our strategy intact, but actually supports and reinforces it? The good news is that you can, indeed, positively influence your culture and steer it in a direction that is more compatible with your vision, mission and strategy. It won’t always be easy or straightforward. It does require awarenes ..read more

Link: https://ea.rna.nl/2024/05/27/when-chatgpt-summarises-it-actually-does-nothing-of-the-kind/ One of the use cases I thought was reasonable to expect from ChatGPT and Friends (LLMs) was summarising. It turns out I was wrong. What ChatGPT isn’t summarising at all, it only looks like it. What it does is something else and that something else only becomes summarising in very specific circumstances ..read more

Link: https://www.leanix.net/en/blog/sapphire-orlando-leanix SAP Sapphire Orlando is the premier US event for enterprise leaders leveraging SAP software. Join us there June 3-5, 2024, to discover how LeanIX can help drive your SAP transformation ..read more

Link: https://www.architectureandgovernance.com/uncategorized/something-in-the-wind-weather-forecasting-in-the-age-of-ai/ By Peter Ling Talking about the weather: it’s a national obsession. And why not? It changes so rapidly in this part of the world, and it impacts us every day. We can all relate to ..read more