While I regularly inspect ICT architecture models (both as a teacher and as a consultant) I don’t often see concepts for “identities” and “accounts” present in those models. Authentication and authorization (A&A) may be implied in those models, usually by connecting the system or application with an identity provider such as a directory service, but […]
Archi Spotlight – Archi Supports the Government of New Brunswick’s EA Program
In this Archi Spotlight, Peter Gee talks about how he introduced ArchiMate and Archi to the government of New Brunswick in Canada. Peter, tell us a little about yourself and how this initiative came about. Several years ago, the Office of the CIO for New Brunswick embarked on an Enterprise Architecture (EA) program. I was […]
What is wrong with this picture? (TM)
If you know ArchiMate, there’s a good chance that you know Gerben Wierda‘s post series “What is wrong with this picture?”. This blog post is both a tribute to his work and an attempt to explain the importance of why you should be aware of the difference between core relations and derived ones. In his book […]