A Greek word in origin. It brings science and art together. English: Architecture. Dutch: Architectuur. Phonetic: Archi-tekto-niki: |
For a living I (Piet) am a freelance Senior Information Technology (IT
or ICT) or Digital Architect.
I hold an IBM Certified Executive IT Architect title in the Enterprise
Architecture discipline. This certification is accredited by the Open Group and is equivalent to their "Distinguished Certified IT Architect"
level 3.
Methods and tools have significant gaps. Thus far solution design still involves creativity by the IT Architect
based on experience and the intuitive “moment of magic”.
“There is no Holy Grail of solution design:
The moment at which their insight and judgement becomes evident, often
at the early architectural stage,
is sometimes known as the moment of magic. The ability to practice such
magic is a learnable skill, but it takes time and experience” [a]
[a] Reshaping IT for Business Flexibility, The IT Architecture as a common
language for dealing with change. Mark Behrsin, Geoff Mason, Trevor Sharpe,
McGraw-Hill Book Company, ISBN0-07-707984-1 , 1994.