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My Media Center Setup
Some folks on my team were talking about Media Center and I had to chime in. I love my digital media and my Media Center PC. I will be...

Mike J. Walker
Feb 1, 20072 min read



Mike J. Walker
Jan 31, 20070 min read
Now Online: Building Composite Applications Book
I've been getting a lot of e-mail on when the Composite / OBA Applications Book would be available for download or purchase. We have...

Mike J. Walker
Jan 10, 20071 min read
Enterprise Architecture in Financial Services
Recently I have attended many conferences (TechEd, Gartner and SAF) and a common thread keeps emerging. Enterprise Architecture (EA)....

Mike J. Walker
Dec 27, 20063 min read


Gartner Enterprise Architecture 2006 Conference Wrap-Up
This year’s Integration and Enterprise Architecture Summit was overall pretty good. You can see a fundamental shift from the “Ivory...

Mike J. Walker
Dec 10, 20062 min read




Strategic Architecture Forum (SAF) Event Updates: Banking in Transformation
The two sessions that I led on "Banking Transformation in a SaaS" and "Composite Application World" went very and had a ton of engagement...

Mike J. Walker
Nov 29, 20061 min read


What is the Microsoft Strategic Architect Forum (SAF)
SAF is Microsoft’s most strategic event for the architect audience and in the architecture space each year. Managed by my team the...

Mike J. Walker
Nov 27, 20062 min read
About Mike J. Walker, Financial Services Architecture Strategist
Mike Walker is the managing architecture strategist for the Financial Services vertical at Microsoft. Walker is responsible for driving...

Mike J. Walker
Nov 25, 20061 min read


JUST RELEASED: MSDN Banking Industry Center for Architects
The new site MSDN Banking Industry Center will provide prescriptive architecture guidance addressing current and emerging challenges the...

Mike J. Walker
Oct 13, 20061 min read
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