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The World of Architects

In today's rapidly evolving technological world, architects play pivotal roles in shaping the success of organizations. This presentation explores the diverse spectrum of architects, ranging from Enterprise Architects and Solution Architects to UX Architects and Security Architects. Delving into their unique responsibilities and expertise, this session sheds light on how these professionals align business objectives with technology, design innovative solutions, and ensure seamless integration. By understanding the multifaceted roles of architects, attendees will gain valuable insights into how these experts drive efficiency, foster innovation, and architect the future of modern enterprises.

This session will outline the importance of Architectural Roles by diving into different roles and responsibilities including the value that each role brings to larger enterprises. The roles that will be covered include:

  • Enterprise Architects
  • Solution Architects
  • Application Architects
  • Data Architects
  • Infrastructure Architects
  • Security Architects
  • UX Architects
  • Cloud Architects
  • Other Domain Architects

In addition, We will take time to discuss common challenges faced by Architects.


About Ken Sipe

Ken is a distributed application engineer. Ken has worked with Fortune 500 companies to small startups in the roles of developer, designer, application architect and enterprise architect. Ken's current focus is on containers, container orchestration, high scale micro-service design and continuous delivery systems.

Ken is an international speaker on the subject of software engineering speaking at conferences such as JavaOne, JavaZone, Great Indian Developer Summit (GIDS), and The Strange Loop. He is a regular speaker with NFJS where he is best known for his architecture and security hacking talks. In 2009, Ken was honored by being awarded the JavaOne Rockstar Award at JavaOne in SF, California and the JavaZone Rockstar Award at JavaZone in Oslo, Norway as the top ranked speaker.

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