Augmented Analytics – Escaping the Swamp and Breaking the Handcuffs
What if the biggest drag on your decision-making isn’t a lack of data, but the architecture holding it hostage? In this episode, we explore why traditional analytics setups keep failing and how leading companies are flipping the script—treating data as the operating system of the business, not a byproduct. From draining the swamp of bloated data lakes to freeing teams from BI tool handcuffs, we look at the five architectural sins and the augmented fixes that turn analytics into a competitive weapon. This is about more than tech—it’s a cultural reset for how decisions get made.Get Tobias Zwingmann's book on the matter now.This episode is presented by platformeconomies.com - and if you are interested in matters of architecture, make sure to get my book on IT Architecture today: https://a.co/d/gK7YzOL (US) / https://amzn.to/3OkwqE9
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Architect Elevator – Coding Culture for Competitive Speed
What happens when strategy lives in the boardroom and execution lives in the server room, with no one riding the elevator between them? In this episode, we explore the architect’s new mandate—mastering both business fluency and technical depth to close the gap that sinks so many digital transformations. From designing for constant change to building a platform organization that accelerates decisions, this is about shaping not just systems, but the very way an enterprise thinks and acts. The real blueprint isn’t only in the architecture diagrams—it’s in coding the culture itself.BUY IT NOW.This episode is presented by platformeconomies.com - and if you are interested in matters of architecture, make sure to get my book on IT Architecture today: https://a.co/d/gK7YzOL (US) / https://amzn.to/3OkwqE9 (DE)
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Humanizing AI – Closing the Competence Gap Before It Closes on Us
What if the real risk of AI isn’t the tech itself, but the slow erosion of our ability to think, question, and lead with integrity? In this episode, we unpack Tiankai Feng’s Humanizing AI: Leading With Sense and Soul—a sharp call to confront the “human debt” we’re racking up by chasing speed over value and leaning on tools we barely understand. From the competence gap to the sameness trap, Feng challenges leaders to replace blind adoption with critical literacy, shared accountability, and ethics you can actually measure.GET THE BOOK NOW!This episode is presented by platformeconomies.com - and if you are interested in matters of architecture, make sure to get my book on IT Architecture today: https://a.co/d/gK7YzOL (US) / https://amzn.to/3OkwqE9 (DE)
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Meta’s AI Bet on Google’s Machines
When Meta signs a multi‑billion dollar deal with Google Cloud, it’s not just buying server space — it’s buying time. This move plugs a year‑plus gap in Meta’s own AI build‑out, handing Google a sharper edge in the cloud wars and raising the stakes for who controls the fastest, most capable infrastructure. The partnership hints at a new phase where even the biggest players lean on each other to keep pace in the AI race, reshaping the balance of power in technology.This episode is presented by platformeconomies.com - and if you are interested in matters of architecture, make sure to get my book on IT Architecture today: https://a.co/d/gK7YzOL (US) / https://amzn.to/3OkwqE9 (DE)
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TOGAF 's ADM and why it is a brilliant mental model
Ever stared down a tangle of mismatched systems and wondered if there’s a way out? This episode walks through the wild ride of transforming OmniMart’s chaotic tech sprawl into something that actually works. When acquisitions pile up and nothing talks to anything else, it takes more than hope to bring order. Enter TOGAF – not as a silver bullet, but as a practical guide for getting from confusion to clarity. We’ll look at how an iterative approach, clear vision, and relentless focus on governance can keep your architecture from slipping back into chaos.This episode is presented by platformeconomies.com – and if you are interested in matters of architecture, make sure to get my book on IT Architecture today: https://a.co/d/gK7YzOL (US) / https://amzn.to/3OkwqE9 (DE)
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