Category Archives: Solution Architecture

Importance of Relevant Data

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Above The Line IT Guy

Most software solutions fall short of customer expectations due to one common problem: Not properly capturing the relevant business data.  Failure to capture the relevant data makes it difficult,  if not impossible for the business to measure results.  In my … Continue reading →

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The Purple Trap

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Above The Line IT Guy

Data modeling is a methodology used to logically represent the data you store about your business and is an important early step in any Data Warehouse project. The quality and grain of the data identified in the data model is … Continue reading →

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SOA and IT Services

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Above The Line IT Guy

It’s not unusual to find confusion between Service Oriented Architecture, SOA, and IT Services.  SOA is a methodology used to take advantage of re-use and ease of maintenance.   IT Services on the other hand is a broad term used to describe … Continue reading →

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What makes a Business Application

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Above The Line IT Guy

Business Process Modeling, BPM, and Data Modeling, DM, are two disciplines key to designing a robust Business Application.    BPM outlines process, procedures and business logic used to run the business. DM organizes the data stored to manage and measure business … Continue reading →

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Data Shrinkage

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Above The Line IT Guy

The concept of shrinkage is considered when ordering raw materials to account for the loss of material during the manufacturing process.  Shrinkage is also used in accounting to represent the loss of finished product from the point of manufacture to final sale.  Data shrinkage is when data is lost in the process of … Continue reading →

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‘Off the shelf’ Solution

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Above The Line IT Guy

A solution is a collection of business processes and data that allow the business to complete functions such as sell a product, process an insurance claim, or manage a payroll. Modeling the process and data required by the solution provides … Continue reading →

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