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Agenda. Welcome Introductions Short presentation on what is an IT Architect Discussion and comments Volunteers and/or ideas for future presentations Volunteers for positions on the Committee Agree venue and time for next meeting Meeting close at 7:00pm

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  1. Agenda • Welcome • Introductions • Short presentation on what is an IT Architect • Discussion and comments • Volunteers and/or ideas for future presentations • Volunteers for positions on the Committee • Agree venue and time for next meeting • Meeting close at 7:00pm • Drinks, nibbles and informal discussion

  2. Introductions - Me • Bill Malkin • Married for 30 years • Two children in late 20s • Enjoy rollerblading and volleyball • In IT 27 years • Java for five years • IT Architect/Programmer/Dogsbody • Employed by Fujitsu

  3. Introductions - You • Name • (Not too) Personal details • Sports and Hobbies • How long in IT • Present language/technology/whatever • Present Position • Employer • Other

  4. What is an IT Architect IT Architect

  5. Has to Know About Everything

  6. And Make It All Look Simple

  7. Patient

  8. Much Rewarded

  9. Agility

  10. Enjoys Their Work

  11. Definitions • Architect derives from the greek arkhos (meaning chief) and tekhne (meaning the art of doing something).www.gardenvisit.com/glossary/glossary.htm • Someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn • A designation reserved, usually by law, for a person or organization professionally qualified and duly licensed to perform architectural services.www.aiadelaware.org/homedel4.html • The Architect is a fictional character appearing in the last two films of the Matrix trilogy.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architect_(Matrix_character)

  12. My Definitions • An IT Architect is a person who takes all the interesting development tasks and leaves the boring ones for the programmers. • IT Architecture is a means of avoiding career paths in management and sales.

  13. Synonyms artist, builder, creator, designer, draftsman, engineer, inventor, maker, master builder, originator, planner, prime mover http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=architect

  14. Architecture Definition - IEEE The fundamental organization of a system embodied in its components, their relationships to each other and to the environment, and the principles guiding its design and evolution. IEEE Standard 1471:2000

  15. Architecture Definition - Rational Software architecture encompasses the set of significant decisions about the organization of a software system including: • Selection of the structural elements and their interfaces by which the system is composed • Behavior as specified in collaborations among those elements • Composition of these structural and behavioral elements into larger subsystems • Architectural style that guides this organization. Kruchten, Booch, Bittner, and Reitman, derived from Shaw and Garlan 1996

  16. How to Become an IT Architect (1) • Get a lot of experience across many technologies. • Read a couple of books, eg http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/guides/guide-display/-/2U9YZSV17QMAT/103-6304091-8036651 • Undertake a Post Graduate Degree, eg Master of Enterprise Architecture http://www.rmit.edu.au/csit/mc152

  17. How to Become an IT Architect (2) Gain Certification, eg • Microsoft Certified Architect Program http://www.microsoft.com/architecture/default.aspx?pid=share.certification • Sun Certified Enterprise Architecthttp://www.sun.com/training/certification/java/java_archj2ee.html • Red Hat Certified Architecthttps://www.redhat.com/training/architect/courses/ • BEA Certified Architecthttp://certification.bea.com/certification/arch_certification.jsp

  18. IT Architecture Roles - Macroscope • System Architect • Solution Architect • Program Architect • Project Architect • Process Architect • Business Architect • Information Architect • Technical Architect • Technology Architect

  19. IT Architecture Roles - RUP • Software Architect • Architecture Reviewer

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