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Designing Software Architectures, Part 3: How to Write a Requirements Specification
White Paper Even if one never write a requirements specification, it's important, as a software architect, to know what separates the good ones from the bad. While it isn't usually part of the software architect's job to write a requirements specification, it... [02 Jul 2008]
Key Questions From an Enterprise Data Architect: Plan for Project Success by Taking Measurements of the Relevant Data
White Paper Learn the key questions that an enterprise data architect should explore in order to effectively document the characteristics of relevant data and take the most important first step towards project success. [02 Jul 2008]
Designing Software Architectures, Part 2: On the Role of the Architect
White Paper In fact, as one will learn in this second part of the discussion on designing software architectures, the architect's work should ideally begin before a project is underway, and it often doesn't end until long after the rest of the team has gone... [01 Jul 2008]
Architectural Manifesto: Designing Software Architectures, Part 4 - Understanding Quality Attributes
White Paper This paper continues the introduction to designing software architectures with a look at what quality attributes are, how they're documented, and how they can assist one in the work as an architect. Quality attributes, or the nonfunctional... [30 Jun 2008]
How many people will it take to fill Gates' shoes?
Comment In 2006 Microsoft's then-chief software architect, Bill Gates, passed the torch to Ozzie. Gates' chief software architect role is split officially between Ozzie and Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer. [24 Jun 2008]
Microsoft's future in the post-Bill Gates era
News However, according to Foley, the backers of chief software architect Ray Ozzie will continue to focus on providing software via the web and making Microsoft a bigger player in this area. This shift may well mean a battle between "software... [24 Jun 2008]
Photos: Bill Gates through the ages
Photo Ballmer became Microsoft CEO in 2006 when Gates signalled his intention to reduce his day to day role by relinquishing his chief software architect title to become chairman. From left to right: Gates, chief research and strategy officer, Craig... [20 Jun 2008]
The CIO's route to the top
Comment David Lister has almost come full circle in his career, recently joining Royal Bank of Scotland as chief architect - Lister started out as the other kind of non-technology architect. One of the most unusual CIO career paths is that of Ben Wishart... [11 Jun 2008]
Introducing IBM Rational Software Architect: Improved Usability Makes Software Development Easier
White Paper One will learn how to use Rational Software Architect to create simple class and use-case diagrams, as well as how to generate code from the class diagrams. This paper introduces IBM Rational Software Architect and the modeling capabilities that... [03 Jun 2008]
Architecting on Demand Solutions, Part 8: Build J2EE Applications With IBM Rational Software Architect Enterprise Patterns
White Paper IBM Rational Software Architect Enterprise Patterns can help one rapidly build Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications using reusable assets that represent best practices. In this paper, part 8 in the series, discover how modeling... [03 Jun 2008]
Documenting Existing Architectures: Tips for Wrestling Order From Chaos
White Paper As a software architect, one will quickly learn that designing and documenting a system from the ground up is much easier than documenting one that's already been built. Documenting an architecture one is building from scratch is one thing... [30 May 2008]
The MDA Architect: Where Does the Architect Fit in MDA?
White Paper This paper discusses the role of the software architect in an MDA development process. As one has likely noted, the architect's responsibilities aren't much different from those in a more traditional development process. [09 May 2008]
Architecting on Demand Solutions, Part 11: Build ESB Connectivity With Rational Software Architecture (RSA) WebSphere Platform Messaging Patterns
White Paper This paper extends Part 8 of the series, where one learned to use Enterprise Patterns to quickly build Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications using Rational Software Architect (RSA). In this paper, one uses the newly released... [09 May 2008]
UML to CORBA Transformation in Rational Software Architect
White Paper IBM Rational Software Architect (RSA) is a Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.0-compliant modeling tool. This tool can be used to design, develop, and test software. This tool can also transform models from one abstraction level to another. [09 May 2008]
Discover IBM Rational Visual Tools for Application Development: Taking a Tour of the Rational Software Development Platform
White Paper In this paper, the user gets an overview of the benefits of using Rational tools - including Rational Web Developer, Rational Software Modeler, Rational Application Developer, and Rational Software Architect - and one will be able to choose the... [09 May 2008]
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