Six months ago we launched this blog with a brief history of how SABSA was born. Now with the launch of the new SABSA Institute web portal with full membership facilities, it’s time to pick it up again and tell the story of what happened next. During 1996 I was working mostly for S.W.I.F.T., assisting Erik Guldentops, Director of Global […]
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The Attributer’s Blog – The 2015 Seasonal Special: COLLABORATIVE
For the last time this year we look at Business Attributes from the SABSA Business Attributes Taxonomy, looking at each one from new perspectives. At this time of the year, when we celebrate the passing of the Winter Solstice, Christmas and New Year, it is traditional to feast on rich meats and exotic fruits and to share these with our […]
The Attributer’s Blog – Data Centric
It is some years since the Jericho Forum published its ‘Commandments’ on how to plan for a de‐perimeterized future digital business environment. The most recent version 1.2 was published in May 2007. The conclusion of that document included the following words: “De‐perimeterization has happened, is happening, and is inevitable; central protection is decreasing in effectiveness: It will happen in your […]
The Attributer’s Blog – Business Context Aligned
The British Computer Society June newsletter featured an article by Neil Cordell. The article opens with the following statement: “When it comes to dealing with cyber security, technologists must focus more on threats and controls and less on risk”. Mr. Cordell is concerned that implementing security controls is entirely in the hands of technologists, who have no real idea of […]
The Attributer’s Blog – Supportable
This Business Attribute from the SABSA Business Attributes Taxonomy is one that deserves a great deal of attention with respect to every solution architecture. First let’s establish a conceptual framework within which business solutions are constructed. The essential goal of any such solution is to create ‘business value’ through what we call ‘value chains’. Supporting this goal we build a […]