Ok, my 2 cents on this, I have an MCSE and a RHCE, not a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Red Hat Certified Engineer, why, because Microsoft and Red Hat warned us all that they where threatened with lawsuits if we used the term Engineer which was protected by the order of Engineers. Enough said on that.
I also have the TOGAF certification, which sort of makes me an Architect, the term that is currently in use in IT to designate it's Engineers. The structure still varies depending where I'm consulting, but generally speaking there are the Enterprise Architects which own a silo in the company, Security, Telecom, sometimes Infrastructure, usually Development or Systems, usually Database. There is usually a manager or Director of Architecture. This group looks after the Enterprise Architecture, but there is another layer a little junior to them called Solution Architects one or more for each vertical, these guys and gals work projects, they are included in projects from the very beginning to see how the project will be integrated in the Enterprise Architecture. They find ways of using the existing Infrastructure within the projects. This saves the company money and complexity... Why bring in xxxx database if the enterprise already has yyy database. In my opinion the Enterprise Architects are the Engineers and the Solution Architects are the high end Technicians. Of course there is the whole rest of the IT group, developers, database administrators, system administration, security gurus and so on, they are also indispensable Technicians, but are often more generalized, your not going to have a DBA specialized in Security or Telecom, just like your not going to have a Programmer who specializes in Security or DB. For what it's worth. Gary B Hey Leslie! On 25/10/15 10:55 AM, Leslie S Satenstein wrote: > The engineer, in my definition, is the designer. He is given a problem > and he has to produce a solution. The problem is, that many > "problems", are practical, not requiring advanced mathematics or civil > responsibility. > The system architect, (IT professional), may have in-depth knowledge > of a business problem, and may design a system and even estimate its > cost to implement. What is the difference between the two definitions? > > In my view, none. Its one and the same, a person exercising his passion. > > > Regards > * > Leslie > * > *Mr. Leslie Satenstein* > *Montréal Québec, Canada* > > ** > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Patricia Campbell <[email protected]> > *To:* Montreal Linux Users Group <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 20, 2015 4:49 PM > *Subject:* Re: [MLUG] Software engineering and politics (was: > North America Fedora LUG) > > They are two different disciplines. Engineering has been trying to > coop Computer Science for ages. Often job titles for developers use > the title Software Engineer but don't require an engineering degree. > > I am not sure where this "fight" will go but I am not sure how they > will gain more influence. Right now there are not enough people to > fill the ICT jobs. The universities will not close down their > Computer Science departments. > > A software engineering degree tends to focus more on planning and > management than do pure CS degrees. > > Anyone else have thoughts on this ? > > > > On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 8:57 AM, Stefan Monnier > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> CGI), and two large technical parks dedicated to software > engineering. > >> ETS is a university dedicated to software Engineering. > > > > Just to clarify: the Quebec Order of Engineers (a professional > > association with a lot of money and political clout) wants to take > > control of everything that has to do with IT or CS in Quebec (so > as to > > gain yet more influence). > > > > For that reason, they try and convince everyone that all of IT > and CS > > falls within the scope of "software engineering". > > > > In most of the rest of the world, software engineering is just one > > sub-field of computer science. > > > > > > Stefan > > _______________________________________________ > > mlug mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca > > > > -- > ___..___........__.......__ > ...|....|__/....|...|......|...|__| > ...|....|.....\...|...|__..|...|....| > > "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Mohandas K > Gandhi > _______________________________________________ > mlug mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca > > > > > _______________________________________________ > mlug mailing list > [email protected] > https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca
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