Weekly Download 14.8

Here’s a recap of news and notes from around the Web that caught my attention over the past week or so.

Emergent architecture might be the key to closing the gap between business and IT. See Pragmatic new models for enterprise architecture take shape.

Ecosystem View of the Next Generation Enterprise | Circa 2014. Amazing that a single chart can say so much.

25 years of Microsoft Office roadkill. This article’s subhead says it all: “Love it or hate it, Microsoft Office has torn up the competition, leaving all manner of software carrion in its wake.”

Deloitte Consulting picks the brains of three diverse CIOs. CIOs Take Steps to Increase Business Value of IT.

Everyone is jumping on the theme of transformation:

• IT Leadership 2.0: Transform Yourself or Fade Away
• Businesses have digitized, but not transformed
• The Changing DNA of Technology and Business