The Basics

The Role of an Architect

We Don't Need No Architects Becoming an Architect in a System Integrator The Open Group's Architect Certification Programs The Need for an Architectural Body of Knowledge A Study of Architect Roles by IASA Sweden The Softer Side of the Architect An A-Z Guide to Being an Architect

Strategies for Design

Designing and Implementing a Software Factory Planning Technical Architecture Behavioral Software Architecture Language Taking Governance to the Edge

Infrastructure Architecture

Mass-Hosting High-Availability Architectures Delivering End-to-End High-Productivity Computing Test-Driven Infrastructures Conquering the Integration Dilemma

Advanced Topics

Data by Design

A Flexible Model for Data Integration Autonomous Services and Enterprise Entity Aggregation Data Replication as an Enterprise SOA Antipattern Patterns for High-Integrity Data Consumption and Composition The Nordic Object/Relational Database Design An Application-Oriented Model for Relational Data

Integration Interchange

Metropolis and SOA Governance Service-Oriented Modeling for Connected Systems: Part 1 Service-Oriented Modeling for Connected Systems: Part 2 Process and Criteria for Evaluating Services-Based Integration Technologies Service-Oriented, Distributed, High-Performance Computing Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Choosing Alternate Transports for Web Services

Identity and Access

The Evolving Role of the Identity: From the Lone User to the Internet Federated Identity Patterns in a Service-Oriented World Managing Identity Trust for Access Control Federated Identity and Healthcare Claims and Identity: On-Premise and Cloud Solutions Enterprise Identity Synchronization Architecture

Generation Workflow

Building Applications on a Workflow Platform The Amazing Race Metaphor Exploring Human Workflow Architectures Workflow in Application Integration Simplifying Design of Complex Workflows Enabling the Service-Oriented Enterprise

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)

An Enterprise Architecture Strategy for SOA Enabling Business Capabilities with SOA Service Registry: A Key Piece for Enhancing Reuse in SOA Is SOA Being Pushed Beyond Its Limits?

Further Coverage

Web Architecture

Web 2.0 in the Enterprise Efficient Software Delivery Through Service Delivery Secure Cross-Domain Communication in the Browser Data Confidence over the Web

Mobile Architecture

Architectural Considerations for a World of Devices Best Practices: Extending Enterprise Applications to Mobile Devices Connected Consumer Experience in Automobiles Mobile Data Architecture Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration for Mobile Applications Case Study: Support Technicians on the Road

Software plus Services

The Internet Service Bus Implications of Software + Services Consumption for Enterprise IT Enterprise Mashups Microsoft Office as a Platform for Software + Services A Planet Ruled by Software Architectures

Green Computing

Environmentally Sustainable Infrastructure Design Green Maturity Model for Virtualization Application Patterns for Green IT Profiling Energy Usage for Efficient Consumption Project Genome: Wireless Sensor Network for Data Center Cooling Green IT in Practice: SQL Server Consolidation in Microsoft IT

Architecture in Turbulent Times

Architecture in Turbulent Times Reuse, Buy, or Build: Components and Services Customer and Employee Retention with an Agile Process Prioritizing IT Initiatives Using Business Architecture Practical Architecture in Impractical Times Reducing Infrastructure Costs Through Virtualization An Engineering Software + Services Architecture Forged in Turbulent Times