Apple Music and iTunes Match – Logical Architecture
Apple launched their Apple Music service a few years ago now, but how it works is really a bit of a mystery to most people. A combination of DRM (Digital Rights Management), iCloud Music Library, iTunes Match and 'Family Sharing' make it quite a complex thing to...
How do you get Technology implemented in the Enterprise? Here’s one way.
In the world of Enterprise Technology it is often difficult to work out what needs to be done, and how you are going to do it. It can be useful to have a pre-defined framework to work to. Getting things done and deciding 'how to do them' gets increasing complex as the...
Salesforce Roles, Profiles and Permissions
The way Salesforce works with Permissions is somewhat confusing! A combination of Profiles, Roles, Sharing Rules, Permission Sets and Manual Sharing make it hard to understand what's going on. I created this diagram to help people understand how Salesforce Permissions...
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN
I have been doing some research and thinking about a book I'm writing on the subject of Christianity. As part of this I wanted to look at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN! (don't ask, although it probably has something to do with the phrase 'The God...
Perceptions – The Business vs. IT
It shouldn't really be surprising that Business People and IT 'Geeks' don't often get on too well. Their mindsets are totally different. As someone who has also worked in the music business, I can see there's the same sort of antagonism between Musicians and 'Band...
Managing Change in the Enterprise
Although I created this diagram, the information in it is from another source. It shows how attempting change in an organisation can result in a number of problems, if all the elements that facilitate change are not present. If you are going to change something big in...
How to design things that people actually want – the Design Triangle
During the day I work as a Solutions Architect. It's always a challenge to ensure that I design the things my customers actually asked for and want! To help with this I created a methodology I call the 'Design Triangle'. As Technologists we tend to dive straight into...