This week on the Software Architecture Concepts Podcast, we talked to Donna Cohen Associate Professor of the School of Architecture at University of Florida. We compared the two industries to learn how building architects approach talking to clients about what to build. How architects build prototypes to get feedback on...

We are very excited to announce our new sponsor EXMO. EXMO allows its users to create an event app in minutes. Update it in seconds. Not only are they our sponsors, but they are creating an App for the Developing Cloud Services Symposium! The App will be available next week...

Jody Haneke of Haneke Design and speaker at the Developing Cloud Services Symposium in April, was interviewed about the IT shortage on Fox News. “We were struggling to find these candidates” He said. Watch the full video: http://youtu.be/3PSzxgb6uZA Read the article from Fox News http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/story/20973983/2013/02/05/tampa-suffers-from-tech-skills-gap-business-leaders-say   “The trajectory on mobility...

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Software Engineering Organizations (as adapted from Steven Covey’s excellent book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People) By Bett Correa Independence or Self-Mastery The First Three Habits surround moving from dependence to independence (i.e., self-mastery): Habit 1: Be Proactive Take initiative in the development...

A friend, Jason Cronk, just shared this with this me. The CIO of EMC talks about how they are transforming their IT with the Cloud. He says that this is the best time to be in IT. He also gives a lot of practical advice in this short video. As...