Architecture & Governance Magazine – Elevating EA

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Study Finds Digital Transformation Efforts in Manufacturing SMEs Remain Overly Focused on Technology
NewsMay 27, 2026

Study Finds Digital Transformation Efforts in Manufacturing SMEs Remain Overly Focused on Technology

A new academic study of 701 articles reveals that manufacturing small and medium‑sized enterprises (SMEs) continue to prioritize technology over strategy and people in digital transformation initiatives. The authors estimate that 70%‑87.5% of such programs fail, largely because they treat...

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Reviewing Azure OneLake: Unified Data Lake Architecture for Modern Solutions
NewsMay 20, 2026

Reviewing Azure OneLake: Unified Data Lake Architecture for Modern Solutions

Azure OneLake launches as a unified data lake platform that consolidates structured, semi‑structured, and unstructured data into a single logical repository. It natively blends lakehouse capabilities with Azure services such as Synapse, Fabric, and Power BI, delivering real‑time ingestion, robust governance...

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Why AI Funding Is an Architecture Problem
NewsMay 15, 2026

Why AI Funding Is an Architecture Problem

Financial services firms are struggling to fund AI because legacy infrastructure creates hidden costs. Fragmented memory and under‑utilised hardware inflate capital spend, making AI appear unaffordable. Software‑Defined Memory (SDM) virtualises DRAM across data centres, reclaiming idle capacity and boosting AI...

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Industry 5.0: Why Human-First AI and Smarter Automation Are Reshaping the Future of Industrial IoT
NewsMay 12, 2026

Industry 5.0: Why Human-First AI and Smarter Automation Are Reshaping the Future of Industrial IoT

Industry 5.0 reframes industrial IoT by placing human judgment at the core of AI‑driven automation. The model introduces design principles such as human‑first copilots, bounded AI autonomy, clean data pipelines, and stepwise scaling. A three‑layer reference architecture—cognitive, digital, physical—integrates governance, security,...

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Why Most App Modernization Efforts Fail, and How a Capabilities-Driven Strategy Can Stop the Billion-Dollar Bleed
NewsMay 11, 2026

Why Most App Modernization Efforts Fail, and How a Capabilities-Driven Strategy Can Stop the Billion-Dollar Bleed

Application modernization spending is projected to climb from $22.7 bn in 2025 to $51.5 bn by 2031, yet 79% of initiatives fail. The article attributes failures to technology‑first mindsets, oversized scopes, siloed execution, and lack of business‑value focus. It proposes a capabilities‑driven...

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AI Agent Success Doesn’t Depend on the Tool, but the Architecture
NewsMay 7, 2026

AI Agent Success Doesn’t Depend on the Tool, but the Architecture

Enterprises are rapidly deploying AI agents, but success hinges on the underlying workflow architecture rather than the specific tool. Two primary architectures—swarm for parallel, exploratory reasoning and assembly line for sequential, controlled execution—address distinct problem types. Leaders should assess task...

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Accenture Appoints Sripad Patil As Managing Director To Strengthen Enterprise Transformation Leadership
NewsMay 6, 2026

Accenture Appoints Sripad Patil As Managing Director To Strengthen Enterprise Transformation Leadership

Accenture announced the appointment of Sripad Patil as Managing Director to bolster its enterprise transformation leadership. Patil arrives with a track record of steering complex technology programs at Ascendion, Mphasis, Coforge and Mercer. In his new role he will oversee...

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FTC Sues Match, OkCupid Over Alleged Unauthorized Sharing of Millions of Users’ Personal Data
NewsMay 1, 2026

FTC Sues Match, OkCupid Over Alleged Unauthorized Sharing of Millions of Users’ Personal Data

The Federal Trade Commission has sued Match Group and its OkCupid platform, accusing them of secretly sharing millions of users' photos, geolocation and demographic data with a third‑party entity. The complaint says OkCupid transferred roughly three million user photos and...

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AI Agent Success Doesn’t Depend on the Tool, but the Architecture
NewsApr 29, 2026

AI Agent Success Doesn’t Depend on the Tool, but the Architecture

Organizations are rushing to deploy AI agents, but many pilots stall because leaders pick a tool instead of an architecture. The article outlines two core designs—swarm, which runs parallel explorations for uncertain problems, and assembly line, which enforces sequential, auditable...

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From Query Builder to Knowledge Engineer: The Architecture of Generative AI in Enterprise ERP
NewsApr 28, 2026

From Query Builder to Knowledge Engineer: The Architecture of Generative AI in Enterprise ERP

The article argues that enterprise ERP architects must evolve from query builders to knowledge engineers, a shift enabled by upgrading to Oracle EBS 12.2.14. This release provides native REST services and a secure data layer that lets large language models...

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The New Software Economics: Earn the Right to Invest Again, in 90-Day Cycles
NewsApr 24, 2026

The New Software Economics: Earn the Right to Invest Again, in 90-Day Cycles

Leonard Greski argues that traditional CapEx vs OpEx debates are obsolete for software development. Decades of accounting standards, from SFAS 86 to ASC 350‑40, allowed capitalization, but cloud and SaaS have shifted 70% of IT spend to the income statement. Agile sprint...

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Better Is Better: Why Architects Need to Stop Chasing Enterprise and Start Serving the World Around Them
NewsApr 23, 2026

Better Is Better: Why Architects Need to Stop Chasing Enterprise and Start Serving the World Around Them

The article argues that technology architects should abandon the exclusive pursuit of Fortune 500 contracts and refocus on small and medium‑size businesses (SMBs), which constitute the vast majority of the economy. A Goldman Sachs survey shows 42 % of SMBs lack the...

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Research Highlights Who Wins, Loses in AI-Influenced Job Market
NewsApr 22, 2026

Research Highlights Who Wins, Loses in AI-Influenced Job Market

Washington University researchers surveyed nearly 2,000 U.S. workers in December 2025 and found that AI adoption hinges on two factors: perceived productivity gains and, more strongly, whether employees view AI as a career‑relevant learning tool. Respondents who see AI as...

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Heineken’s Schilperoord Talks About Being a Chief Architect and His Involvement with Iasa Global
NewsApr 21, 2026

Heineken’s Schilperoord Talks About Being a Chief Architect and His Involvement with Iasa Global

Arno Schilperoord, Heineken’s Director of Global Architecture & Innovation, explains how enterprise architecture drives the brewer’s massive digital transformation. He stresses that architecture must provide intentional, value‑driven direction, linking processes, data, and technology across regions. Schilperoord highlights the need for...

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