Techworld: Sybase launches new modeling tool

According to Techworld, the UK has seen some enhancements with Sybase’s modeling tool.

David Dichmann, Sybase's product manager for design tools said the changes had been made to improve agility within an enterprise. He said that there was an analogy with business intelligence. "If you look at the way that we build business intelligence systems, we enter the customer information and how to manage that, but we forget the architecture," he said.

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the product uses what Sybase calls Link and Synch technology which works by capturing the intersections between all architectural layers and perspectives of the enterprise. This allows users from all groups to clearly visualise and effectively implement fast, reliable and predictable change.

For more information on Sybase, please visit their website: www.sybase.com

Some industry colleagues are skeptical about this new endeavor; what do you think?

Excellence in Enterprise Architecture

In a recent post by Nick Malik, he details how he was asked a question about whether or not Microsoft provides “internal support to create an Enterprsie Architecture program.” Upon reflection, Malik felt that, yes Microsoft does support the EA team. He also remarked on his definition of what constitutes excellence:

Excellent, to me, means that the effort is tailored to the needs of the business. That includes business strategy, business structure, and corporate culture.

His opinion is that this definition of excellence is different for everyone. Do you think there is a common way to define it? And what would you define as attaining excellence for an enterprise architecture program?