23rd Enterprise
Architecture Practitioners Conference
July 20-22, Toronto, Canada
Objective of Meeting
The Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conferences are organized
by Enterprise Architecture practitioners, for Enterprise Architecture
practitioners, and for those directly involved in the management and
oversight of Enterprise Architecture. Open Group members and non-members
alike come together to share insights and perspectives on best practices
in Enterprise Architecture.
The conference underlined the continuing role of The Open Group in
providing a truly global forum in which Enterprise Architects from all
sectors of the industry can come together to discuss best practice in
Enterprise Architecture, hone their skills, find new ways to solve
problems, share experiences, and learn from each other.
Summary
Each day of the three-day conference included a mix of plenary
presentations, with industry leaders from near and far sharing their
insights on the day’s theme; and a set of parallel streams examining
specific areas in depth. The various streams delivered presentations by
enterprise architecture professionals from both vendor and customer
organizations; and provided experience-based insight into the approaches
and methods that have proved most effective for developing architectures
around the world.
The presentations can be accessed from the links below under separate
daily headings:
PANEL DISCUSSION AND PODCAST: Architecture's Scope Extends
Beyond the Enterprise Moderated by Dana
Gardner, Principal Analyst, Interarbor Solutions, and ZDNet
Blogger
Panelists: John
Gøtze, President, Association of Enterprise
Architects
Tim Westbrock, Managing Director, EAdirections
Sandy Kemsley, Independent Analyst
Parallel Streams
Holistic Enterprise Architecture and the Role of
"Business"
Host: Walter Stahlecker, Fellow of The Open Group, Germany
Target Audience: CxOs, Strategic Consultants and Planners, Enterprise
Architects, Business Managers
PANEL: Collaboration Among Business Analysts, Business
Architects, and Enterprise Architecture to Meet Business Needs
Panelists: Kathleen Barret, President, International Institute of
Business Analysis Kevin
Brennan, CBAP, PMP, Vice President, Professional Development,
IIBA Ron
Tolido, CTO Continental Europe & Asia Pacific, Capgemini
Leo Marland, Technical Executive, IBM Academy of Technology, Canada
Service-Oriented Architecture
Host: Tony Carrato, IBM
Target Audience: Enterprise Architects, Applications, Technology, and
Solutions Architects
Cloud Computing: Business Scenario Workshop
(see separate report) Terry
Blevins, Mitre; and Customer Council Board Representative, The
Open Group
Enterprise Architecture & Professional Development
Host: Len Fehskens, VP & Professional Lead, Skills and
Capabilities, The Open Group
Target Audience: Enterprise Architects, IT Architects, IT
Specialists, TOGAF Practitioners, HR Professionals, Business Schools, EA
Faculty & Graduate Students
PANEL & PODCAST: What Skills and Experience
Differentiate the Enterprise Architect in a Downturn? Moderated by Dana
Gardner, Principal Analyst, Interarbor Solutions, and ZDNet
Blogger
Participants: James de Raeve, VP Certification, The Open Group
Len Fehskens, VP & Professional Lead, Skills and Capabilities,
The Open Group David
Foote, CEO, Co-founder, & Chief Research Officer, Foote
Partners Jason
Uppal, Chief Architect, QRS Research & Services, Canada
The
Cloud Security Debate: Is Cloud Computing More or Less Secure than
Traditional In-House IT?
Moderated by Dana
Gardner, Principal Analyst, Interarbor Solutions, and ZDNet
Blogger
Panelists: Glenn Brunette, Distinguished Engineer & Chief Security Architect,
Sun Microsystems, and Cloud Security Alliance member
Doug Howard, Chief Strategy Officer, Perimeter eSecurity, and
President, USA.NET
Chris Hoff, Director of Cloud & Virtualization Solutions, Cisco ,
and Cloud Security Alliance member
Dr. Richard Reiner, Chairman & CEO, Enomaly
Outputs
The presentations, tutorials, and workshops at the meeting, and the
associated discussions and panel sessions, all provided participants
with a wealth of experience-based insight into current best practice in
enterprise architecture, from leading experts and practitioners around
the world.
Next Steps
This 23rd Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference was a
great success, confirming the global need for this unique series of
events.
The next Enterprise Architecture Practitioners' Conference will be
held in Hong Kong, China, October 19-21 2009.
If you are interested in presenting at future Enterprise
Architecture Practitioners' Conferences, then please submit a Presentation
Proposal.
