Architecture, Data and Intelligence

Following my previous posts on Netflix, I have been reading a detailed analysis in Ed Finn 's book, What Algorithms Want (2017). Finn...

Let us suppose we can divide the world into those who trust service companies to treat their customers fairly, and those who assume that ser...

This is one of a series of posts looking at the four key dimensions of data and information that must be addressed in a data strategy - reac...

My thin clean-shaven friend @futureidentity is reassured by messages that appear to be misdirected. Have we reached peak hipster? I'v...

@GuyLongworth, who teaches philosophy at Warwick, is puzzled by the Netflix recommendation algorithm, linking Annie Hall with Son of Saul. ...

Here's a sample from my email inbox, which arrived yesterday. Dear Richard I know how important your organization's big data str...

Open Group Conference - Architecting the Boundaryless Organization This conference ran from 19th to 22nd of October in Edinburgh.  My talk...

How does a system respond intelligently to uncertain events? "A person may take his umbrella, or leave it at home, without any ideas ...

There are some interesting parallels - and important differences - between the businesses that emerged from the coffee shops of the past (se...

To continue the theme of context-aware services ... In his post on Context-Awareness , Charlie Bess (EDS) has returned to Paul Miller...