Introduction to APIs, API Lifecycle Management, and API Gateways — This article introduces the topic of APIs and their role in facilitating application integration. We will first introduce APIs and then look at the overall lifecycle of APIs and how organizations manage and control their use. An API (Application Programming Interface) enables one piece of software to communicate with another…

Primary database types used in the architecture of digital and cloud applications — An important element of an organization’s data architecture are the actual databases that store an organization’s data. …

Data architectural considerations when formulating a digital and cloud solutions system — In this article, we will cover the various data architectural considerations when formulating a cloud solutions system. While we can use the data architecture framework to understand the various architectural decisions at a higher level, a number of underlying and low-level decisions are also needed when creating a data architecture…

Factors that a solutions architect should consider in the design and architecture of cloud based applications — This article summarizes some of the factors that a solutions architect should consider in the design and build of a new system and / or application. These factors are only some of what the solution architects consider as there can be many more factors depending on the functional and non-functional…

Cloud Compute Services Selection Criteria — This article tries to summarize some of the key factors that should be considered before finalizing the compute instances that one may subscribe to from the various cloud providers. The decision to choose specific type of compute depends on a number of factors. The solutions architect should study the business…

Data Architecture as part of creating an organization’s Cloud Solutions Architecture — The Data Architecture discipline addresses both the technical and management issues to help an organization meet its data related needs. A Data Architecture on the other hand depicts the structure and relationship between an organization’s logical and physical data stores. It identifies solution specific databases used by an organization’s applications…

Accelerate your digital transformation programs with these insights — The common theme behind digital transformation programs is that they are quite complex and risky. A number of factors are attributed to this complexity, which include the complexity of certain digital technologies, cloud migrations, cultural challenges, and the change management aspect related to these transformations. Let’s first analyze the non-technology…

Steps that Leadership can take to rescue an organization’s Transformation Program — Organizational transformation is all around us. It’s the need of the hour and the future demands it. Without utilizing transformation programs, organizations stand to lose their relevance. Those who lost their opportunity to transform themselves are no longer talked about today. …

CIO priorities to ensure a methodical transformation — Enterprise digital transformation is turning out to be more complex than earlier imagined and CIOs must own and manage this transformation adequately to ensure a smooth journey for the whole of the enterprise. …