One of the challenges is recognizing when technology matters at the 
architecture level. 

Much as the boundaries of building architecture were extended by 
advances in technologies (rolled/cast steel, rivets to welding, etc.) 
so too can business systems take on new forms that were too expensive 
or not even possible before the new technology.

So which technologies are architecturally significant in SO 
architecture definition? Programming languages, message busses, data 
formats, etc. seem to be old news.

Welding (replacing the use of rivets) allowed building architects to 
envision very different buildings and much taller buildings. What are 
the equivalent IT-related technologies that dramatically change the 
face of business/IT architecture? Surely it isn't ESBs, 
registries/repositories, and "governance" tools.

-Rob

--- In [email protected], Gregg 
Wonderly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ...technology will always matter.
> 
> I think it is short sighted and pretty naive to try and suggest 
> otherwise.
> 
> Gregg Wonderly


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