Events Archive
| Topic | Speakers | Synopsis | Date | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Architecture at Internet Solutions | Hein Lorenzen |
In his presentation Hein Lorenzen, Architecture Manager at Internet Solutions, will present the journey that Internet Solutions has embarked on, using enterprise architecture to address issues such as process standardisation and data integrity. Hein will also highlight the use of industry-specific reference models and show how Internet Solutions utilises them to help with the establishment of their enterprise architecture capability. Hein has been the Architecture Manager at Internet Solutions for the past two years. Previous to this, he worked at Sanlam for fifteen years and then at Sentech as their Enterprise Architect. Hein holds a BCom IS (Hon) from UCT as well as a number of post graduate diplomas. |
May 2010 | |
| The CMDB; “a Collection of the Chaos in the IT Environment” | Alryn Smit |
Are you expecting Configuration Management to sort out your Asset and Inventory Management challenges? Is the CMDB (Configuration Management Database) the solution to your asset management problems? In his presentation Alryn Smit questions whether the IT terms, Configuration Management, Asset Management, Inventory Management, Service Management and CMDB are understood within themselves or whether they are being used too generically in a bid to address other issues in the organization. Alryn believes that, in most cases, organizations have a CMDB which is just a “collection of the chaos in the IT environment”. Alryn Smit is the founder and chief solutions architect of Asmit Technology Solutions with more than a decade’s experience in systems management technology. |
Apr 2010 | |
| Certification for Architects - is it worth it? | Jan de Beer |
In South Africa there are few ITAC certified professionals since the process of attaining the certification is seen to be daunting and costly. Jan de Beer, who was awarded his ITAC Level II (Master Certified IT Architect) in January 2009, has agreed to share his experiences around achieving his ITAC certification and his thoughts on the value that the ITAC certification has brought him from a professional stand-point. In his presentation, Jan will discuss what is needed to attain the certification as well as answer any questions about it. |
Feb 2010 | |
| Architecture Enabling KING III Compliance | Mauritz Kloppers |
This presentation focuses on the new KING III code and the key requirements that can be enabled by EA and IT Governance; namely the development and maintenance of an IT Charter/policy that follows a formal Internal Control Framework, and the maintenance of Business / IT alignment and its documentation in a formal IT Strategy. |
Jan 2010 | |
| EA Landscape in South Africa | Wynand Vorster |
The presentation focuses on an enterprise architecture (EA) survey that Sybase conducted through ITWeb earlier this year. The survey aimed to determine the adoption level of EA in South Africa as well as to gain perspective on its uses locally. Participants ranged from IT directors in blue chip companies to business analysts in research groups in a diverse number of organisations. The results show trends within the local EA market, both in terms of its current state and what we can expect in the future. |
Oct 2009 | |
| SOA What? | Willem Bekker, Standard Bank |
The presentation includes a discussion on: 1. SOA-in-brief described in practical business terms |
Jul 2009 | |
| An overview of the GWEA Framework | Willie Needham, SITA and Julius Segole, GITO Council |
The South African government embraced TOGAF 8.1 in early 2008 as an architectural guideline and is now the first public sector entity to formally adopt and adapt TOGAF 9 for Enterprise Architecture (EA) delivery in government. The framework that resulted is referred to as the Government Wide Enterprise Architecture (GWEA) Framework. This presentation is a discussion on the creation and evolution of the framework as well as its alignment to TOGAF 9. |
Jun 2009 | |
| A Project Governance Framework | Carol Thomas, Auditor-General |
This presentation is a discussion on a project governance framework. It focuses on the definition of project goals, clarification of roles and responsibilities, risk management, change management, evidentiary requirements for an audit, and the enablement of project delivery. |
May 2009 | |
| Usability and Eye Tracking | Marco Pretorius, Usability Manager & Researcher |
This presentation provides insight into the work taking place in UNISA‘s usability laboratory. It includes examples of usability and eye-tracking studies and their results, and shows how a focus on usability and user-centred design improves delivery of the various layers of an enterprise architecture. |
Mar 2009 | |
| Moving From Checkmate to Archimate | Louw Labuschagne, Real IRM |
ArchiMate is an exciting new development within The Open Group that is focused on providing mechanisms to support enterprise architects in describing, analyzing and visualizing the relationships between business domains in an unambiguous way. The aim of this presentation is to introduce the Archimate Language to South African architects with a special focus on describing the key elements of the notation. A sample set of domain viewpoints described by ArchiMate is also discussed and explained. |
Nov 2008 |
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