Enterprise Architecture Conference & Expo

DGI’s 10th annual Enterprise Architecture Conference, again in partnership with the FEAC Institute, saw a 32% increase in government attendees over the prior year, making it one of the largest government-focused EA events.  The FEAC Institute's Mike Tiemann (left) was the event's emcee.

Armando Ortiz, Former Chief Architect with CIT Group, AMOCO (left) gave "A View of FEA From the Outside Looking In" during his keynote session.  "Good insight into the commercial world," said an attendee.  "Nice connection between EA and budget," commented another.

David Lyle, VP Product Strategy, CTO Office with Informatica, and co-author of “Lean Integration: An Integration Factory Approach to Business Agility” (right) discussed Data Challenges in the FEA.  "Informative in illustrating how EA practice is applied to the “lean” quantity assurance concept," said one attendee.  And another "Excellent briefer. Optimization through pattern matching reminds me of data compression. Very thought provoking! Lots of useful info in the presentation."

Raghav Vajjhala, Chief Enterprise Architect with the Department of the Treasury (left) discussed "Migration to the Cloud and Data Center Consolidation: an EA Perspective".  “I would love to see more architects get involved in data center consolidation activity at their prospective agencies,” he said, as reported by GCN.  Read the entire GCN article online here.

Pictured right are panelists Chuck Otts, Product Specialist, Cisco (left), Daniel Littley, Certified Enterprise Architect, Lockheed Martin (center), and Matt Holbert, Senior Engineering Manager, Harris Corp. (right) who presented EA's Role with Systems Integration and Government IT.  "Good blend of unique personal perspective and down-to-earth practical information," said an attendee.

Pete Wilson, Technical Director, ICF International (left) gave an Update: The Government EA Professional: What You Need to Know. "This session was outstanding. I can use this information," said an attendee.

Pictured right are The Former Architects, Now CXO's Townhall session which featured Randy Hite, Principal, Hite Consulting and former Director, IT Architecture and Systems, GAO (standing), Darren Ash, Deputy Executive Director for Corporate Management, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (center), and Andy Blumenthal, CTO, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department of Justice (far right). "Excellent insight and points from experienced EA practitioners; Great questions paired with great answers."

What Attendees Said...

... about the conference:

• This conference was "More informative and value-add than some paid conferences."
• "Good presentations from commercial and government perspective."
• "All speakers provided EA insight that I’ll take back to my agency."

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