Open Comments, hosted by The Open Group
Welcome to Open Comments hosted by The Open Group
Themes and Topics: Lifelong Learning | Career Journeys | Career Advice | Inspiring Conversations | AI | Cybersecurity | Virtual Data Lakes | HR | Enterprise Architecture | Information Technology | Business Careers | Creative Sectors | Education + Beyond
The podcasts feature subject matter experts and panels including industry leaders, and The Open Group staff.
Season 3 premiering from January 2026 onwards.
Host: Ash – CDMP – Certified Copywriter (CMP) – CDMA – Certified Proofreader
and Editor (CMP) – Certified Business Writer (CMP), Content Marketing Manager,
joined The Open Group in 2020, initially working in the Certification Team as a Certification Services Agent, before moving into the Marketing Team, where he now works on marketing collateral, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), and produces/hosts The Open Group, Open Comments Podcast.
Disclaimer: The Open Comments Podcast (hosted by The Open Group) is presented purely for informational and educational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts and the guests are their own and are not intended to harm or offend any group, organization, company, individual, anyone, or anything.
Open Comments, hosted by The Open Group
Latest Episodes
Open Comments: S3 - Mini Episode: The Principles of Project Management in IT with Ash
In this mini episode, we break down why planning is the foundation of successful IT project management and how it prevents missed milestones, budget overruns, and confusion about priorities. We share the most common planning traps and the pract...
Open Comments: S3 - The Open Group News Corner (Mini Episode 2): The Open Agile Architecture™ Standard, Version 2.0
In this mini episode, we give a quick overview of The Open Agile Architecture™ Standard, Version 2.0, a standard of The Open Group, and why it matters when Enterprise Architecture struggles to keep up with Agile delivery. We share the four-dime...
Open Comments: S3 Ep.6 - The Architect’s Pivot - From Static Blueprints to Dynamic Ecosystems with Stuart Macgregor
In this episode, we sit down with Stuart Macgregor (Real IRM & The Open Group – South Africa) to revisit a formative “Proto-EA” case study from 1999 that identified the limitations of traditional tools like ARIS in handling business dynamic...
Open Comments: S3 - Mini Episode: The Hidden Power of Tech Collaboration with Ash
In this mini episode, we explore collaboration and teamwork within technical roles through practical scenarios common in real tech environments, revealing why it matters and how to strengthen it.• Dependent Systems - Individual work aff...
The Open Group News Corner (Mini Episode 1): The Open Group News Corner: The OSDU® Data Platform Standard, Version 1.0 with Curley Thomas
In this mini episode (part of The Open Group News Corner for the Open Comments podcast), we sit down with Curley Thomas to break down the OSDU Data Platform Standard version 1.0 and why it sets a stable, technology-agnostic baseline for subsurf...
