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REAL Talk With Sam Holcman

R.E.A.L. - Realistic, Enabling, Actionable, Logical. Every day we hear jargon and see writing from so-called “experts,” and we don’t know what we should follow and what we should avoid. Published practices aren’t always best practices!Listen to episodes from Sam Holcman’s radio show, webinars, and podcasts, Real Talk with Sam Holcman. Each episode gets to the bottom of what business executives, managers, practitioners, and staff actually need to create innovative solutions that deliver- no utopia

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6:12

The Real Cost of Standing Still

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2026/02/02

“If you are worried about the cost of going for it, just calculate the cost of staying where you are."We have all been there - staring at an opportunity that feels just out of reach. Maybe it is the next career move, a new certification, launching that business idea, or stepping up into leadership. The first thought that comes to mind? “Can I afford this? But here is the truth most people never calculate: staying where you are, has a cost too - it is just hidden.

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7:13

The Key Enterprise Architect and Business Architect...

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2026/01/30

We are living in an age of endless low‑quality information and recycled self-declared “best practices.” Framework tourists. Certification logos with no delivery record. 1,600‑page manuals that need another 800 pages just to implement, and most recently, another rambling set of explanations on the explanations!Your brain was not designed to drink from this firehose. Critical Ignoring means fighting the instinct to “consume everything” and instead curating a very small set of sources.

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18:57

LinkedIn Posters: An Analysis of Internet Personas

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2026/01/28

In a world of infinite content and finite attention, the real competitive advantage is not posting more – it is choosing better who you listen to.In this episode, Sam Holcman breaks down 39 distinct online personas that dominate LinkedIn, Twitter, and professional communities - from the signal-boosting trusted advisor to the humblebrag hero and the engagement farmer. This is not about shaming individuals; it is about sharpening your discernment in a noisy, performative digital landscape. The

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19:59

AI Fabrications, Context, and LLMs

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2026/01/26

The scientist who helped invent core building blocks of modern AI just walked away from Meta - with a blunt verdict: Large Language Models (LLMs) are a dead end.In this episode of Real Talk, Sam Holcman unpacks why LLMs are fundamentally flawed as a foundation for serious enterprise decision-making - and walks through a live example of confident, credible, and completely wrong AI output. The takeaway is simple and uncomfortable: the answer is not “more prompts” or “more tokens.” The answer is

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27:47

Practitioner Certification Transformation: from...

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2026/01/24

To the EA and BA Community: SAP’s leadership in the Certification Community is moving them from Multiple Choice Exams to Demonstrated Competency. We in the EA and BA Community are next, moving EA and BA Certification from Multiple Choice Exams to Demonstrated Competency. Enterprise Architecture 5.0 is here now. See more on Enterprise Architecture 5.0: https://www.eacoe.org/enterprise-architecture-5-0 ABOUT: The Enterprise Architecture Center Of Excellence™ (EACOE) and the Business Architecture

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13:50

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2026/01/23

This episode walks through 200+ methodologies, tools, frameworks, and technologies that were once sold as the future” - and are now forgotten, marginalized, or quietly replaced. Sam Holcman, who started his career in 1972 when it was all called “Data Processing” (spoiler: we are still just processing data), shares the hard lessons from 50+ years of watching silver bullets come and go. The pattern is brutal and consistent: every one of these darlings was proposed, hyped, taught, certified, and

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12:25

The 47 Second Enterprise Why EACOE and BACOE Design...

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2026/01/21

Shrinking attention spans are not a myth; they are a measurable reality, and EACOE and BACOE are the only EA and BA organizations whose methods are engineered around that reality rather than fighting it or ignoring it.

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27:41

Yes, you CAN begin Enterprise Architecture or...

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2026/01/20

In this episode of Real Talk with Sam Holcman, we sit down with Mohammed Khalil, a Senior Enterprise and Business Architect who has implemented Enterprise Architecture across multiple industries worldwide. Mohammed walks through how he applied the EACOE methodology at one of Canada’s largest universities to reinvent how they manage curriculum - from idea to approval to delivery. He shares why he chose the EACOE Workshop and Certification over other alternatives, how he went from completing the EACOE

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18:27

What Makes a Great Enterprise Architect or Business...

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2025/12/20

A great enterprise architect and business architect is defined by mindset, behaviors, and outcomes in the real organization, not by the ability to pass a multiple‑choice exam. Listen in for valuable parameters to think about.

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6:50

Irrational Exuberance and the AI Mania: Are We Living...

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2025/12/18

Welcome to Real Talk with Sam Holcman, where we connect ideas, innovation, and intelligent decision-making. Today’s reflection: irrational exuberance - a phrase coined by former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan in 1996 and revisited today through the lens of the AI revolution.Greenspan’s words warned of a human tendency - collective overconfidence - when belief outpaces evidence. It describes markets, but really, it describes us. Fast-forward nearly three decades, and you will hear the same

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13:10

Why TOGAF® Needs a Refresh

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2025/12/16

TOGAF® is talked about and used, but an increasing number of major practitioners and researchers argue that it misses several critical ingredients for modern, outcome‑driven enterprise architecture. In the age of EA 5.0, these critical ingredients are lacking. This broadcast will outline these ingredients that are lacking.

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18:48

When Software Eats Itself

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2025/12/10

Today’s Broadcast. Billions were wasted, companies bankrupted, and governments embarrassed - all because of something we take for granted: software.This article is based on an outstanding article titled “Why Software Fails” by Robert N. Charette, in IEEE Spectrum December 2025. You have probably heard the old saying “software is eating the world.” But what happens when software eats itself?

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16:45

EA and BA Advice – How Can You Determine How To Best...

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2025/12/07

When evaluating Enterprise Architecture (EA) or Business Architecture (BA) advice, focus on whether the person, book, website, or post can demonstrate real decisions changed, risks reduced, or value created - not just fluency in frameworks and jargon. The most dependable advisors and materials walk through concrete situations, artifacts, and outcomes, and openly acknowledge what they learned. Remember that the time you spend consuming advice is often more valuable than the money you spend on

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8:51

Agentic AI, EA 5.0 and EACOE

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2025/12/05

Agentic AI is accelerating all the trends that EA 5.0 and EACOE have been arguing for years: architecture must be business-led, continuously adaptive, and tightly connected to how work actually gets done. In this environment, the EA role does not disappear; it shifts toward orchestrating agents, data, and business capabilities in real time, which is exactly the role EA 5.0 is designed to formalize. www.EACOE.org

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2:35

No I Will Not Peg My Biz on AI!

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2025/11/19

No I Will Not Peg My Biz on AI!

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8:17

Data Center Growth – Good or a Waste

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2025/10/24

One day, people will realize the DATA BELONGS TO ME – remember that quote I sent you from the inventor of the internet and the web. We do not need larger data centers – we need better data – in an organized manner. It begins with a classification system that organizes stuff – data. Think a library – the Dewey decimal system is the key to finding stuff – not endless building of libraries. In one study of medical databases, more than 50% of the total clinical text was found to be duplicated. Google

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6:30

To-Be Models and As-Is Models – Which Always Comes First

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2025/10/22

Developing an as-is model before a to-be model seems logical on the surface - understand where you are, then define where you want to go. Yet, in practice, this approach can unintentionally trap organizations with the limitations of their current reality. The deeper issue is not one of modeling techniques, but of human cognition: when people start by describing the present, they often lose their ability to imagine the future.

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7:10

Thought Leader – Thought Mimicker – Clut Follower: ...

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2025/09/19

A thought leader is an authority figure recognized for their expertise in a specific field, often leading discussions and sharing insights that influence their industry. They are known for their ability to innovate and drive change, and they have a significant impact on their community. Self-declaration does not make someone a thought leader. Who are you actually getting information from?

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12:40

Data for AI - Building New Age Architecture

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2025/09/11

Data drives Artificial Intelligence - not the other way around. It is the foundation upon which AI systems are built and the fuel that determines how powerful, accurate, and innovative they can become. The phrase “Data for AI” captures this reality: without high-quality, strategic data, AI cannot function effectively. Developing a data architecture that prioritizes data at the core unlocks agility, insight, and competitive advantage in the era of intelligent automation.

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8:25

AI and REAL Enterprise Architecture

REAL Talk With Sam Holcman ·

2025/09/09

AI, driven by hype cycles, is disrupting and in many ways undermining the value of REAL (Realistic, Enabling, Actionable, Logical) Enterprise Architecture - turning a professional discipline into yet another fleeting trend much like previous waves of tool-centric or automation-driven approaches. Instead of enabling architectural vision, the rush to “AI everything” is exposing existing weaknesses and, for many organizations, acting as a costly distraction rather than a true solution.

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