Scott Walters Exploring Stuff

OK, added a few blogs around EA plus found a good like site for Enterprise Architecture at:

http://www.bredemeyer.com/EnterpriseArchitecture/EAlinks.htm

http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26262921-24169,00.html

From AustralianIT, raises an issue or two with the cloud and security, particularly compliance with ‘cloud’ terms and conditions of use violating corporate policy.

By Karen Dearne | June 23, 2009 | AustralianIT

http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25673234-15306,00.html

Interesting item on use of Web 2.0 technolgies to open public debate and enable the public service organisations to use the “power of the cloud”

by Mahesh Sharma | June 23, 2009 | AustralianIT

http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25672785-5013040,00.html

Global technology companies commercialise intellectual property sitting inside government agencies.

From Asher Moses in the SMH on 16/June/09 posted this article

The NSW Ministry of Transport is developing an official application for iPhones and other mobiles that will allow public transport users to plan trips and track their ferries, buses and trains in real-time.

Good to see NSW Government starting to embrace iPhone and mobile technology at long last.

A good use of technology, getting people to vent what they think about NSW roads and public transport through this site put up by NRMA.

http://www.roadtube.com.au/

Original article for this was on SMH  http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/03/24/1237656900855.html.

Image via Wikipedia

An article on Fairfax by Melissa Fyfe (March 22, 2009) gives a bit of an insite into a government IT department thats in melt-down. See http://www.smh.com.au/news/home/technology/vic-police-risk-computer-meltdown/2009/03/22/1237656745663.html

The article claims the Victorian Police Force are underfunding, have identified risks but have done little to manage them.

There’s also a bite about outsourcing. Apparently in 1999 IBM took on the IT business are combined with cost overruns and

after IBM had been running the IT for seven years, the force effectively lost control and knowledge of its systems. “Victoria Police operational environments (were) being dragged into gridlock,” the report said. The force has since diversified its contractors

Just an interesting read, make of it what you will.

Google has signed a deal with NSW Department of Education to provide gmail accounts for 1.3 million users.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/google-enrolled-for-schools-email-deal/2008/07/29/1217097241055.html

Starting to think about what the new Intranet is going to be. Initially the concept of a Wiki seems appropriate with broadly the following areas:

1. Corporate. The “official version” type information, ie published policies, procedures, news etc which is published from “the company”

2. myTeam. While you may be a member of many teams this sort of content is ment to be user generated/updateable.

3. myStuff. Information published for you by you.

The one problem with Wiki is it isn’t really how lots of people use the web, for that you need more of the social networking stuff and here is a list of open source social networking platforms that could play into the intranet space. Key strength is that its the information you / your collegues believe is important and may include information from outside the corporation.

Have a look at this article from 2007. http://mashable.com/2007/07/25/open-source-social-platforms/
and this comparison on wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_social_networking_software

Dion Hinchcliffe gives predictions for update of enterprise web 2.0 in the enterprise. States that we’ll see increased social networking, unstructured information through wiki’s and blogs etc.

Interesting comment “New rich user experience platforms such as Adobe AIR and Microsoft’s Silverlight” where Ajax is seen as too complex for anything more than eye candy.