Breaking out of Silos - Tools, Strategies, and Patterns to Connect Knowledge
For decades we have been building “information systems” domain-specific silos. The future is “knowledge” which requires connecting and enriching information in the silos to give a more holistic view of an organization's collective knowledge; this is the future. The capabilities have been evolving and have reached their tipping point. Brownfield evolution is not only possible, its practical.
This full-day workshop introduces the key technologies powering the future, patterns and tools that bridge the gap, and a playbook to evolve legacy systems into a connected enterprise knowledge graph.
About Michael Carducci
Michael Carducci spent years learning to see things as they actually are; first as a magician, then as a software architect, now as both simultaneously. And somehow that’s not even the whole story.
He’s the author of Mastering Software Architecture (Apress, 2025) and is currently writing The Semantic Layer. He has spent over 25 years following interesting problems; through roles from individual contributor to CTO and back again, across industries and continents.
As a speaker, he applies the same toolkit he uses in close-up magic: attention, misdirection, timing, storytelling, and the instinct to take the long way around when that’s where the truth lives. Audiences at hundreds of conferences across four continents have described his talks as the kind that change how you think about a problem rather than just what you know about it.
He also makes YouTube videos about technology and curiosity with his wife Kate, because some ideas are too important (or too interesting!) to leave only in conference rooms.
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