Federation is my default. Integration is my exception. The clearest example of that exception is the wildland fire community in the United States, particularly through the National Wildfire Coordinating Group. NWCG brings together the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service and other partners. Outside of wildfire, these agencies are quite federated. Their…
There is a quiet failure mode in complex systems. It happens when every risk becomes a gate. A gate is a hard stop. You may not proceed until you satisfy this checklist, this committee, this form. Gates have their place. Nobody wants to remove all gates from an air traffic control system or a nuclear…
So far we have talked about federation as a positive pattern. Respect sovereignty. Allow variety. Federate data instead of forcing everyone into one box. There is a darker version. That is federation without clear ownership and without clear standards. It is slow failure. You can see hints of it anywhere multiple systems are stitched together…
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Anthony Veltri · Enterprise Architect (Interoperability + Governance) · Designing decision infrastructure for cross-boundary ecosystems. · Introductions