TOGAF 9: ADM Phase F – Migration Planning

This is another post about TOGAF. Check other posts in the series. Objectives In previous post (Phase E) we produced a high-level Implementation and Migration Plan to identify specific solutions to deliver the Target Architecture. Now we come to Phase F. Here we must finalise a detailed Implementation and Migration Plan, together with the final Architecture Roadmap. How to move from …

TOGAF 9: ADM Phase E – Opportunities and Solutions

This is another post about TOGAF. Check other posts in the series. Objectives Phase E is well named – it is about finding opportunities for delivering the Target Architecture by implementing specific solutions. Phase E generates the first complete version of the Architecture Roadmap – by combining the analysis and suggestions from the Architecture Development phases – …

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate exam – materials

Materials First of all, read exam blueprint. Pluralsight course: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate. A cloud guru course: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate 2018. Jayendra’s Blog. AWS Well-Architected Framework. AWS official documentation – read at least core concepts/how it works sections from all major services. For example: core components for DynamoDB. FAQ for all major …

KrakMove Toastmasters

Toastmasters is an educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of promoting communication and public speaking skills. This year Toastmasters autumn conference of public speakers and leaders – “KrakMove Toastmasters” was held in Krakow. I was there as a guest and had a pleasure to listen to couple of interesting speeches. Today`s post will be rather short, I …

TOGAF 9: ADM Phase D – Technology Architecture

This is another post about TOGAF. Check other posts in the series. Objectives Technology architecture is a description of the structure and interaction of the platform services, and logical and physical technology components. This phase is mostly familiar to Infrastructure Architects, like me, where I am providing high level and low level designs with hardware components, network …

Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)

Amazon Elastic File System provides scalable, persistent file storage for use with EC2. One of the main difference between EBS and EFS is that EFS can be used by multiple EC2 instances at the same time (1 to 1000 from different AZ). It is accessible to operating system by Network File System version 4 protocol …

TOGAF 9: ADM Phase C – Information System Architectures

This is another post about TOGAF. Check other posts in the series. Objectives TOGAF divides Phase C into two, covering the development of the Data and Application Architectures. As with the B and D architecture development phases, the objectives are to develop the target information systems architecture for data and application and to identify candidate architecture roadmap …

TOGAF 9: ADM Phase B – Business Architecture

This is another post about TOGAF. Check other posts in the series. Objectives A key objective in the Business Architecture phase is to develop a Target Business Architecture that shows how the enterprise can achieve the Architecture Vision and address the Request for Architecture Work. Its second objective is to identify first candidate architecture roadmap components to …

Highly available vROPS 6.7 – two site deployment

In my last post I covered vRealize Operations Manager (vROPS) components and its architecture. Now I will focus more on real world scenario and present deployment options for two datacenters – multi availability zones deployment. Requirements: Design must cover two datacenters. Solution must be highly available and perform data gathering and analytics even when one component …

vRealize Operations Manager Architecture

vRealize Operations Manager (vROPS) is well known monitoring tool that provides recommendations, alerts, reports, and dashboards to display how the environment is performing. In this post I will not go into features, nor operational part of this solution, but rather focus on its components and architecture. It is designed to be highly scalable, built upon Gemfire cluster …