Author: MartijnVeldkamp
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Gravitational Lensing in Digital Transformation
Horse shoe nebula from Hubble telescope and dense connective tissue Gravitational Lensing in Digital Transformation /A Martijn Veldkamp /A March 29, 2024 I love when I am walking the dog and different words or concepts mesh together and give me a new way to think about my experiences as an architect and consultant. With digital…
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Decision making, to err is human
This idea has been on my mind for a while now. Ever since I heard the news that Algorithmic management, primarily known in the platform gig economy, where algorithms manage employees, is now being introduced in other sectors as well. Being fired by an algorithm is not how I would have predicted the rise of…
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AI is coming for your job!
cosplayer in own made cylon costume in an office setting, how cool is that? AI is coming for your job! /A Martijn Veldkamp /A March 15, 2024 There were some awesome news articles about AI and the new stuff they could do: Devin a generative AI powered coding engineer from Cognition OpenAI the company behind…
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Data Governance as the Bedrock of Effective AI Governance
Bedrock picture from DuckDuckGo and not a Minecraft one Data Governance as the Bedrock of Effective AI Governance /A Martijn Veldkamp /A November 3, 2023 As an organisation you need a plan to address the market disruption of Generative AI. You don’t need to build your own version of ChatGPT. But you need a plan…
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AI and its intrinsic link with data governance
Henry Royce AI and its intrinsic link with data governance /A Martijn Veldkamp /A October 20, 2023 I hope you found my previous blog post on AI governance and its link with data governance insightful. The feedback and engagement from you have been very interesting. As I am getting back in the habit of writing…
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“In space, there is no problem so bad that you cannot make it worse.”
Famous quote from Tom Hanks in the movie Apollo 13 “In space, there is no problem so bad that you cannot make it worse.” /A Martijn Veldkamp /A August 9, 2023 In one of his TED Talks/A, Chris Hadfield mentions this saying and sheds a light on how to deal with the complexity, the sheer…
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Complexity? It is everywhere!
by https://eccenca.com/solutions/data-as-a-service/complexity-management Complexity? It is everywhere! /A Martijn Veldkamp /A August 4, 2023 All of us Architects have experience with our different customers and their complex and bulky application landscapes. And the numerous challenges that they cause. We are not allowed to change or update the MiddleWare because it is so critical for our day…
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What we have done is to make it dramatically easier to navigate the corporate ladder
Complex Org Chart — Stock Photo © andrewgenn #102353648 on https://depositphotos.com/ What we have done is to make it dramatically easier to navigate the corporate ladder /A Martijn Veldkamp /A July 21, 2023 Conways Law Any organization that designs a system (defined broadly) will produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization’s…
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ChatGPT or AI in your work environment?
ChatGPT, an A.I. system developed by OpenAI, is available to the public since the end of 2022. It has been making big waves since. From making students book…
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Delivery is like a Relay Run
Faulty handover that cost the Netherlands the title and gold medal Delivery is like a Relay Run /A Martijn Veldkamp /A November 30, 2022 As promised in my earlier blogs. I am writing a blog a month and I write about Architecture, Governance and Changing the Process or the Implementation and last month was about…