Architecture @ Microsoft
Microsoft's Blog about all things enterprise, all things architecture.
The Real Meaning of Cloud Architecture
How's that for a catchy title? In the early days of the cloud, most people thought of it as a way to...
Date: 08/11/2015
Partner Catalyst Blog
As you know, our team works closely with customers and partners to build some really amazing...
Date: 06/08/2015
Enterprise Architecture in the Time of the Cloud
Yesterday I presented at the Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit in Grapevine, Texas. A great...
Date: 06/04/2015
IT Standards
For any IT organization to remain agile, efficient, and cost-effective, it must implement a set of...
Date: 04/07/2015
Architecture Review Boards
Recently here at Microsoft we had a number of email threads on the purpose and value of architecture...
Date: 03/23/2015
Progress and Breakthroughs: Why Not a Breakthrough?
It’s been said that evolution should not be thought of as a steady, linear progression of...
Date: 01/16/2015
Lockheed Martin Architect Development
Today we feature a guest post from Lockheed Martin's Dr. Jeffrey S. Poulin, LM Master Architect, LM...
Date: 11/25/2014
Architects at Work
Architects @ Work! Here in Microsoft’s TED (Technical Evangelism and Development)...
Date: 10/30/2014
Evolution of IT Roles in a Cloud World
Hello everyone, welcome back from the summer; here in the Pacific Northwest I can attest it was very...
Date: 09/11/2014
Laws of Process
In an earlier post I mentioned how crucial the notion of business process is to enterprise...
Date: 07/08/2014
Quantitatively Aligning Business and Technology
As enterprise architects we are frequently asked to provide a view into how well our systems,...
Date: 06/20/2014
Check out the new Microsoft.com/architecture!
As you may have noticed, we've updated the architecture site on microsoft.com! As promised, we've...
Date: 05/14/2014
Modern Applications
These days we talk a lot about “modern applications.” What do we mean by that? Let me...
Date: 04/29/2014
Building an Enterprise Cloud Strategy
It’s time for your weekly one-on-one with your CIO, and she shocks you. “I’ve...
Date: 04/07/2014
Welcome to Architecture @ Microsoft!
Hello architects! Welcome to Microsoft’s new architecture site! I’m Barry Briggs, Chief...
Date: 03/25/2014