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7/3/10

The new Hyper-V = Bunker-V

Microsoft is working in the new Hyper-V solution.

More secure = Bunker-V

http://virtualization.info/en/news/2010/06/microsoft-is-working-on-a-more-secure-architecture-for-hyper-v.html

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Deployment Considerations for Virtualized Domain Controllers

Hello

I have the DC in a Hyper-V environment

I did it 2 years ago.

I couldn’ follow this link:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd348449(WS.10).aspx

read it

very good tips

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Microsoft Virtualization Solutions. Free ebook

The book has been updated.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2010/02/16/free-ebook-understanding-microsoft-virtualization-r2-solutions.aspx

good for all

sAntos

6/27/10

Enterprise Architect

I was looking the Craig Martin’s profile in LinkedIn

http://au.linkedin.com/in/craigrmartin

Craig Martin’s Specialties:

Enterprise Architecture
Systems Thinking
Systems Integration
Business Process Management
SWARM Intelligence
Multi-Agent Solutions
Semantics and Ontologies
Business Intelligence
Information Architecture
Information Management
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

I like these specialties Guiño

sAnTos

6/25/10

Windows Live Essentials Beta

very good for now

plugin with LinkedIn?

sAnTos

6/24/10

Open Source Platforms

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Role of the Enterprise Architect

I have read several blogs over the past few months arguing over the role of the Enterprise Architect. Architect and architecture means many things to many people. Here is my opinion of what an Enterprise Architect (EA) is.

The EA is responsible for understanding the business mission, strategy, and processes and creating an IT technology strategy that enables the business to meet its goals. In other words, the EA is responsible for making IT an enabler and not a cost center.

To accomplish this, the EA must excel is the following areas:

Leadership
Change management
Communication
Technology
Business knowledge
Financial analysis
Business processes
IT governance
Infrastructure
Security
People management
Negotiation
Vendor management
Presentation skills
Coaching and mentoring
R&D

Many self proclaimed EAs are extremely bright but lack in many of these areas. Notice that programming skills was not mentioned. If the EA is developing software, he/she is probably not fulfilling the role as described above. The EA should have a staff of talented sr. developers who can turn the vision into solutions.

It takes a rare breed to fit the bill of an EA. I have had the luxury of working with many brilliant developers and designers over the years. Many of them struggle communicating technical topics to non technical people. Others focus so much on technology that they fail to align technology with key business drivers.

I have read many blogs that slam EA's who do not code. These folks obviously have a different definition of EA then the one I described. My response to them is that there is a huge difference between being an architect and being an EA.

There are many different types of architects. I will categorize them into three groups: Solutions Architects, Infrastructure Architects, and Enterprise Architects.

http://advice.cio.com/michael_kavis/role_of_the_enterprise_architect

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