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The Week in Enterprise Architecture #4 | 2018

Written by Lesa Moné | January 26, 2018

How does McKesson Corporation -the #5 company on the Fortune 500- prepare for the upcoming GDPR regulation? McKesson's Enterprise Architect Andreas Bosch shares his first-hand experience in a video below.

2017 brought an explosion of machine learning in production use, with deep learning and artificial intelligence being leveraged for practical applications. In 2018, basic analytics are out; machine learning (and beyond) are in. Cloud computing has added to a faster access to infastructure, greater scalability, and a higher availbilty of information. With artificial intelligence and blockchain on the horizon, cloud computing is entering an exciting phase. How does Kubernetes fit with with machine learning? Google's David Aaronchick explains below. 

Locked out of your Facebook account? Just take a selfie! Facebook has acquired Confirm.io 

What else is happening in the EA world?

I - ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE 

Is Serverless for You?
One of the more recent architecture choices is serverless aka FaaS (Function as a Service).  As serverless is widely misunderstood, it often leads to bad design choices. Click here to read the top questions regarding serverless, and a comprehensive answer.

Video: Straightforward GDPR Compliance with EAM tool
Andreas Bosch, Enterprise Architect for McKesson shares McKesson's method to demonstrate GDPR compliance. As McKesson Corporation has US $199 billion in combined revenue in the last fiscal year, they have a lot to lose -  2% of $199 billion is nearly $4 billion. McKesson must take GDPR very seriously. Watch the video here.

II - TRENDS

5 Artificial Intelligence Trends That Will Dominate 2018

Enterprises have spent the past few years educating themselves on various AI frameworks and tools. But as AI goes mainstream, it will move beyond small-scale experiments to being automated and operationalized. Learn more about the top 5 AI trends for 2018 from this post.

Cloud Computing’s Next Phase In Business Transformation
Enterprises experimenting with blockchain use cases are recognizing the need to address these challenges, and in 2017, some vendors announced blockchain platforms focused on these requirements. Learn more here.

 

III - TECHNOLOGY

Q&A on Machine Learning and Kubernetes With David Aronchick of Google

During recent Cloud conference Kubecon, Kubernetes was the main stare. Kubernetes Project Manager at Google, David Aronchick, discusses Machine Learning topics and their synergy with Kubernetes was discussed in many sessions in this Q&A session.

 

DevOps Trends and Limitations Forecasted for 2018

The DevOps world is alluring but it’s not always easy to stay on top of the latest trends or successfully avoid the traps and pitfalls. Learn how to turbocharge your organization's DevOps efforts in 2018. Six DevOps experts share their predictions for 2018 and pinpoint the characteristics that every good DevOps practitioner should have. Learn more here.

 

IV - RELATED NEWS

Stripe Is Ending Support for Bitcoin Payments on April 23

Payments platform Stripe will stop supporting bitcoin in April, citing the cryptocurrency’s volatility and long transaction times, among other things. It’s a logical decision, but one likely to anger the easily provoked crypto-crowd. Read the full article here.

Facebook Acquires Biometric ID Verification Startup Confirm.io

Facebook has confirmed to TechCrunch that it’s acquired… Confirm.io. This Boston-based startup startup offers an API that let other companies quickly verify someone’s government-issued identification card, like a driver’s license, was authentic.  Facebook could potentially use the technology to have people confirm their identities if they’re locked out of their accounts after being hacked or losing their password. Learn more here.