Andy Neill

Webinar discussing Enterprise Architecture Strategy and Operating Model.

Contribution to Snowflake going IPO and being so successful.
“The reason Snowflake is doing so well is that they created their architecture from the ground up utilizing the data lakehouse pattern,” commended Andy Neill, Senior Research Director, Data and Analytics, Info-Tech Research Group. “This enables storage of unstructured and structured data at a cost effective price point and enables you to scale the compute later independently as you need. This coupled with having that lakehouse… Show more

Contribution to Snowflake going IPO and being so successful.
“The reason Snowflake is doing so well is that they created their architecture from the ground up utilizing the data lakehouse pattern,” commended Andy Neill, Senior Research Director, Data and Analytics, Info-Tech Research Group. “This enables storage of unstructured and structured data at a cost effective price point and enables you to scale the compute later independently as you need. This coupled with having that lakehouse capabilities which include visualizations, analytics and ML makes it a no-brainer for some companies.”
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What is happening in the Enterprise Architecture World During COVID?

What are the implications of SalesForce Acquiring Tableau?

1 of 10 Modules which make up the Tools & Applications in Enterprise Architecture certificate

Learning Outcomes:
Importance of EA Tool security
Package management best practice
Practical uses of MDA (Model Driven Architecture)
Integrating EA and database engineering
Generating XSDs and WSDL
XSLT best practice
Document generation capabilities
Sparx Enterprise Architect Tables

1 of 10 Modules which make up the Tools & Applications in Enterprise Architecture certificate

Learning Outcomes:
How to select a standard data model
What model driven architecture is
Best practices of Extensible Stylesheet Language XSL
Principles of best practice data migration
What master data management means to an organization
Importance of data governance
How data quality fits into the picture
Principles of data enrichment

1 of 10 Modules which make up the Tools & Applications in Enterprise Architecture certificate

Learning Outcomes:
The Factors to consider when choosing an EA Tool
A flavour of the capabilities of Sparx Enterprise Architect
A flavour of the capabilities of IBM Rational System Architect
A flavour of the capabilities of Avolution Abacus
A flavour of the capabilities of Altova UModel
A flavour of the capabilities of CA Erwin

1 of 10 Modules which make up the Tools & Applications in Enterprise Architecture certificate

Learning Outcomes:
What is the common metamodel used by EA Tools
Why and how to use a repository
Importance of backup and restore
What are baselines?
Exporting and Importing tips and tricks
Diagramming best practice
How to apply stereotypes and tag values

1 of 11 modules which make up the Enterprise Architecture Development & Governance Certificate.

Learning Outcomes:
What Information Architecture is.
Where Information Architect fits in the Enterprise.
The importance of focusing on data.
The value of data in an Organization.
Artifacts associated with Information Architecture.
A flavour of the technologies and principles available.
How to decide what models and technologies to use on a project.

1 of 11 modules which make up the Enterprise Architecture Development & Governance Certificate.

Learning Outcomes:
What are Data Architecture Languages?
What models to produce?
What types of project are there?
What decisions do I make?
What assets are required?
What payloads are available?
What query languages are appropriate?