My good friends Aaron Tan Dani (Director, IASA Asia, [2]) and William Tay (Microsoft Regional Director Singapore, [3]) are speaking at the Enterprise Architecture Summit [1] taking place in Singapore, 17-20 July 2006. There are some unique topics scheduled, e.g. "Enterprise Architecture Security".

"...This event will address the fundamental principles and core themes involved in developing and sustaining an Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice, key EA elements and best practices in implementation and integration..."

[1] http://www.flip-side.biz/eEAC06flyer.htm
[2] http://www.iasahome.org
[3] http://www.softwaremaker.net/blog/[...]

Frederik Chong und Gianpaolo Carraro, Microsoft Architecture Strategy Team, haben den aktuellen SaaS-Whitepaper veröffentlicht:

"... This provides an overview of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model for software delivery, provides a high-level description of the architecture of a SaaS application, and discusses the challenges and benefits of developing and offering SaaS.  ..."

[1] http://msdn.microsoft.com/architecture/learnmore/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnbda/html/ArchStratCtchLngTail.asp

Ron Jacobs, Mitglied des Architecture Strategy Teams bei Microsoft und Moderator der ARCasts, arbeitet derzeit an einem Projekt [1], der sich sog. angehenden Architekten (aspiring architects) widmet:

"... Noodle is the code name for a project with the goal to teach people how to become an architect. ..."

Die ersten Inhalte sind auch bereits verfügbar: die Powerpoint "Architects and the Architecture of Software" [1] und das Video (10 min) "Requirements Module Introduction Video" [2]. Weitere Inhalte sollen konsequent folgen ...

[1] http://www.ronjacobs.com/Slides/Module1-ArchitectsAndTheArchitectureOfSoftware.ppt
[2] http://www.ronjacobs.com/Noodle/Module2Requirements3.wmv