Podcast Update

• Joe Paiva, Enterprise Architect for the U.S. Army, presented A Warriors Guide to Business Architecture. Joe delivered a well reasoned and well delivered presentation. The Army, like many commercial enterprises, is deploying and using a SOA based infrastructure. Joe made some very interesting and correct comments about how SOA not permits, but is there just for the purpose of continuing to get value from existing and well working systems. Great presentation.
• John Smart, President of Acceleration Studies Foundation, talked about How to be a Tech Futurist. If you, like me, sometimes fear for the future, this presentation contains content that will raise your hopes. John touches on many areas in technology and spins a futuristic viewpoint that is optimistic and seems to be informed. I need to listen to this one again as John went fast and the content is rich. Highly recommended.
• Scott Anderson, Director of Enterprise Brand Communications at Hewlett Packard, delivered a superior presentation about Business Blogging, Do It Right. At first, I thought this was going to be a dry speech about blogging and business. But, it was definitely anything but that. Scott was right on target. He especially nailed the importance of authenticity and transparency if you enter the blogosphere. An extremely good presentation.