At this time of year, the demand for enterprise architecture seems to drop precipitously. Most companies have the dual challenge of meeting huge challenges, but with reduced resources as everyone tries to take some well deserved holiday. Change freezes have been known to start in November, and for retail, logistics and utility companies, Christmas planning will have started many months before. So as these efforts step up, it’s not really surprising that long term strategy takes a back seat.

Not that I’m complaining, of course. I’m glad of the quiet that allows for more time to think, and especially to learn all that new stuff that IT has invented, discovered, or even reinvented this year.

My research is usually eclectic and broad (aka haphazard) and I thought that this year I’d try to keep a diary of my thoughts and ideas through the month and post a blog article each day. I tried this last year and gave up after day 3, so I’m hoping that I’ll do better this year.