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Join the conversation with DCO Enterprise! Learn about our business and related topicsThe 2022 Optus Data Breach
The 2022 Optus Data Breach - A Lesson in API Security - Case Introduction and Explanation The incident began in the late September of 2022 when the Australian telecommunications company Optus disclosed that a major data breach had occurred within their system,...
Scaling Executive Intelligence
Scaling Executive Intelligence - From Mystery to Algorithm - The Knowledge Funnel and the Architecture of Decision-Making In the modern enterprise, knowledge is your most valuable—and most volatile—asset. Without a mature Enterprise Architecture (EA) capability, this...
The Modern DCO Enterprise Methodology
The Modern DCO Enterprise Methodology - Strategy-to-Outcome - Modernising Strategic Planning & Execution for the Digital Age Strategic planning is no longer a seasonal event; it is a continuous capability. In 2018, we focused on aligning TOGAF and ITIL. Today, the DCO...
DiscoveryTax
Killing the "Discovery Tax" - How Enterprise Architecture Reinvents Delivery for the Modern Business - Executive Summary In the modern enterprise, speed is the ultimate currency. Yet, most organisations are held back by a hidden, recurring levy on every initiative:...
SaaS_ERP_Deployment
Building the Perfect Team for SaaS ERP Deployment - The Unstoppable Force - The Universal Perspective: Strategic Insights from Hyper-Experienced Enterprise Architect, Lance Gardner When building a world-class ERP delivery team, the Enterprise Architect acts as the...
Penetration Test Types
Penetration Test Types - What Angle do you need? - The 3 Types - A Monochromatic Spectrum Black Box - The Mystery Mission What is it? - You know nothing of the system - no passwords, no internal workings, you've got nothing The Goal? - Simulate real world attacks...
Uncovering the OWASP Top 10 API Vulnerabilities
Uncovering OWASP Top 10 Vulnerabilities with vAPI, Postman and ZAP - A comprehensive guide to leveraging vAPI with Postman and ZAP for effective vulnerability assessment - Key Overview of Services OWASP Top 10 More Info The OWASP Top 10 is a collection of the top 10...
Business Innovation: Creating an environment for success.
Navigating the Knowledge Funnel - Escaping Heuristics - Heuristics and Design Thinking Without a mature enterprise architecture capability, your knowledge is likely to be unstructured, stored in a number of business silos and hard to access. Making the correct...
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Lance Gardner - Enterprise Architect with 25+ years of IT experience - Ideology Strategic planning is extremely important. Take the guess work out of making the correct choices by structuring knowledge to create a decision making platform and watch business innovation...
Enterprise Architecture Toolsets
Enterprise Architecture Toolsets Lance Gardner, the founder and Chief Architect at DCO Enterprise, has started to evaluate a number of Enterprise Architecture (EA) toolsets. Starting with iServer from Orbus Software, he has completed his user and administration...