About Us

Vision

S.A. Architect's Vision is to be a thriving community of South African Information Technology Solution Architects that provides tangible benefit to its members and the local IT industry.

Mission

• To empower South African Architects by advancing their professions through networking, sharing of technical expertise and engaging key industry role players.
• To share knowledge from or related to South African issues in order to improve software solutions in South Africa.
• To promote the passion and 'real-world' experience of South African architects.
• To promote South African architects in order to raise their profiles.
• To promote the software industry in South Africa.
• To encourage mentoring and better software designs.
• To collaborate with and support architects pursuing specialised architecture certifications.

Objectives

To maintain a website that provides both static and dynamic content provided by members and is available as a base for other user groups to leverage off of.

Values

• Excellent software designs.
• Providing tangible benefit to members.
• Personal excellence – we support and nurture individual architects in their careers.

Strategies

• We are not biased towards any particular software vendor – we consider any technology, where it is appropriate.
• We are an open forum, encouraging membership to all who are interested in Architecture.
• We focus on real-world architecture as opposed to academic research.