REAL Talk With Sam Holcman
Sam Holcman
Publishing Details
About This Podcast
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 required.
This business podcast provides practice-based insights into business transformation, enterprise architecture, business architecture, organizational transformation, and technology transformation based on real-world practices. We provide you with insights that can provide true value to organizations and individuals that face today’s and tomorrow’s competitive pressures and provide a usable takeaway from each program.
Explore Statistics
Recent Episodes
What Is In and Out In Enterprise Architecture (EA) In 2026 From Exams to Practice
Enterprise Architecture (EA) is shifting decisively from theory-heavy, exam-driven certification to demonstrated, practice-based competence that delivers measurable business outcomes. In:…
Having A Lot of Data Is Not the Same as Having AI Ready Data
Organizations have been stockpiling data for years, expecting that one day it will become a strategic asset. With generative AI, that moment has arrived - but without disciplined data practices, the…
LLMs Copyright Infringement as a Service
Let us start with the uncomfortable truth: large language models - ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and their peers - are built on a foundation that looks suspiciously like “copyright…
What is In and Out in Business Architecture (BA) in 2026: From Exams to Practitioner Certification
Business Architecture (BA) is undergoing the same transformation: away from framework-centric, multiple-choice exams and toward practitioner-based competence proven through real work, with…
Why You Cannot Modify What You Have Never Done The Absurdity of Theoretical and Book-Learned Architects
There is something absurd happening in enterprise architecture and business architecture today, and it is time we called it out. People are passing multiple-choice exams… or cramming through a…
Still Doing Architecture Principles
Most EA principles sound good but do not change a single decision because they are not testable. To make them real, convert each principle into a SMART goal plus 1–3 hard metrics. Now you can wire…
How to Get Your Enterprise Ready for Agentic AI
This Broadcast is a review and analysis of the Jan 22, 2026 - by Koenraad Schelfaut and Andrew Long CIO Article titled How to get your enterprise architecture ready for agentic AI. This article…
The Real Cost of Standing Still
“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…
The Key Enterprise Architect and Business Architect Survival Skill for 2026 Critical Ignoring
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…
LinkedIn Posters: An Analysis of Internet Personas
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…
AI Fabrications, Context, and LLMs
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…
Practitioner Certification Transformation: from Multiple Choice Exams to Demonstrated Competency
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…
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
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…
The 47 Second Enterprise Why EACOE and BACOE Design for Human Attention
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…
Yes, you CAN begin Enterprise Architecture or Business Architecture Next Monday Morning
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…
What Makes a Great Enterprise Architect or Business Architect
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…
Irrational Exuberance and the AI Mania: Are We Living Through a Bubble?
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…
Why TOGAF® Needs a Refresh
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.…
When Software Eats Itself
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…
EA and BA Advice – How Can You Determine How To Best Spend your Time and Money
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…
Frequently Asked Questions
REAL Talk With Sam Holcman has published 234 episodes since June 2020, covering topics in Business, Management.
REAL Talk With Sam Holcman is currently active with new episodes every few days. Average episode length is 20m.
Similar Podcasts
Big Technology Podcast
Alex Kantrowitz
534 episodes
B2B Vault: The Biz To Biz Podcast
Allen Kopelman
389 episodes
The So What from BCG
Boston Consulting Group BCG
131 episodes
Breaking Banks
Breaking Banks - The #1 Global Fintech Podcast
100 episodes
The AI in Business Podcast
Daniel Faggella
1,147 episodes
The Enterprise AI Show
Massive Studios
1,072 episodes