The purpose of enterprise architecture is to be able to consciously design an
enterprise rather than allowing it to happen randomly and unconsciously. It
is worth noting that it implies knowledge of a certain intended outcome or
desired state in mind.
Enterprise architecture (EA) is a discipline that enables designing the
enterprise consciously and deliberately, rather than letting it happen
randomly. EA design is informed by business vision, strategic intent, and
insights on the functioning of the enterprise. So the purpose of enterprise
architecture is to be able to consciously design an enterprise rather than
allowing it to happen randomly and unconsciously. It is worth noting that it
implies knowledge of a certain intended outcome or desired state in mind.
This is usually referred to as the target state. The target state is defined
in terms of the attainment of... (more)
Keeping your enterprise data safe and secure is more important now than it
ever has been. IT has always been an ever-changing industry, but in recent
years, it has been changing more and more quickly. Now, thanks to the cloud,
big data, and mobile devices all expanding at once, it may seem like the
entire IT field is completely different every other day. This means your
company is going to almost always be re-evaluating and upgrading your network
security tools and methods. It's hard to deal with the current threats to
your data, never mind prepare for new ones.
Fortunately, while it is stressful to keep up with this changing world, it's
not impossible. If your team is up to the challenge and is dedicated to
protecting your network and the big data you collect, it is possible. Here
are five techniques you can use to eliminate a large number of threats and
secure yo... (more)
Digital technology innovations and advancements, and our adoption of them,
have changed us. We are different consumers, employers and employees. Our
expectations have increased. We have become mobile, impatient and demanding.
We are global. We demand immediate, accurate and real-time responses. We use
our technology not just for reading historic events and news, but also for
predicting our future turn while navigating at 60 MPH.
Today we want personalized and contextually relevant experiences. We want
digital experiences that are beautiful, simple and elegant. We want instant
access to all products, services, news, information and friends' status. We
want to share our lives instantly and globally. We want to find things, buy
things, move money and complete transactions from anywhere at anytime. We
want to work from anywhere and have all the information we need instan... (more)
Logicalis chief technologist defines the new ideology of hybrid IT
The next BriefingsDirect thought leader interview explores how digital
disruption demands that businesses develop a new ideology of hybrid IT.
We'll hear how such trends as Internet of things (IoT), distributed IT, data
sovereignty requirements, and pervasive security concerns are combining to
challenge how IT operates. And we'll learn how IT organizations are shifting
to become strategists and internal service providers, and how that supports
adoption of hybrid IT. We will also delve into how converged and
hyper-converged infrastructures (HCI) provide an on-ramp to hybrid cloud
strategies and adoption.
To help us define a new ideology for hybrid IT, we're joined by Neil
Thurston, Chief Technologist for the Hybrid IT Practice at Logicalis Group in
the UK. The discussion is moderated by Dana Gardner, P... (more)
By Iris Business Architect
Searching for the Business Value of Enterprise Architecture
A fairly recent Jason Bloomberg article in Forbes pointed out that
“enterprise architects have used various frameworks and other tools to
document how their organization operates, often with meticulous detail. But
to what end? The cost savings and responsiveness benefits that EA has
purported to deliver have been few and far between. Stories of stalled or
misdirected EA initiatives vastly outnumber bona fide examples of EA efforts
leading to measurable business value. (…) Unfortunately, EA is often
synonymous with the practice of documenting one person’s viewpoint of their
company’s IT. (…) In fact, the notion that the practice of EA has become
all about documentation rather than effecting business change is a common
theme across many boardrooms and IT shops.
Read the entire arti... (more)
Martin Owen, Vice President of Product Management at ERwin, posts on
LinkedIn that
"Enterprise Architecture is arguably one of those jobs that isn't ever
finished. But I'd argue that over analysis is just as damaging to a business
as the opposite. Speed is key in actioning business outcome focussed EA, as
stakeholders won't wait forever for results".
... (more)
The next BriefingsDirect digital business thought leadership panel discussion
examines the major opportunity from bringing Blockchain technology to
business-to-business (B2B) procurement and supply chain management.
We will now explore how Blockchain’s unique capabilities can provide
comprehensive visibility across global supply chains and drive simpler
verification of authenticity, security, and ultimately control.
Listen to the podcast. Find it on iTunes. Get the mobile app. Read a full
transcript or download a copy.
To learn more about how Blockchain is poised to impact and improve supply
chain risk and management, we're joined by Joe Fox, Senior Vice President for
Business Development and Strategy at SAP Ariba, and Leanne Kemp, Founder and
CEO of Everledger, based in London.
The panel was assembled and recorded at the recent 2017 SAP Ariba LIVE
conferen... (more)
From Our Faculty Archives: @DevOpsSummit New York 2015
DevOps at Enterprise: Capital One Shifts Left
In his session at DevOps Summit, Tapabrata Pal, Director of Enterprise
Architecture at Capital One, told a story about how Capital One has embraced
Agile and DevOps Security practices across the Enterprise - driven by
Enterprise Architecture; bringing in Development, Operations and Information
Security organizations together.
Capital Ones DevOpsSec practice is based upon three "pillars" - Shift-Left,
Automate Everything, Dashboard Everything.
Within about three years, from 100% waterfall, Capital One now has 500+ Agile
Teams delivering quality software via Agile and DevOps practices.
Speaker Bio
Tapabrata Pal has 20 years of IT experience in various technology roles
(Developer, Operations Engineer and Architect) in the retail, healthcare and
finance industries. Over... (more)
Converged IoT Systems - Bringing the Data Center to the Edge of Everything
The next BriefingsDirect thought leadership panel discussion explores the
rapidly evolving architectural shift of moving advanced IT capabilities to
the edge to support Internet of Things (IoT) requirements.
The demands of data processing, real-time analytics, and platform efficiency
at the intercept of IoT and business benefits have forced new technology
approaches. We'll now learn how converged systems and high-performance data
analysis platforms are bringing the data center to the operational technology
(OT) edge.
To hear more about the latest capabilities in gaining unprecedented
measurements and operational insights where they’re needed most, please
join me in welcoming Phil McRell, General Manager of the IoT Consortia at
PTC; Gavin Hill, IoT Marketing Engineer for Northern Europe at Nati... (more)
In the run-up to the next Cloud Expo, 7th Cloud Expo (November 1–4, 2010)
being held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley, it's time
to give my earlier list a complete overhaul.
Here, accordingly, is an expanded list of the most active players in the
Cloud Ecosystem.
I have increased it from the 'mere' 150 I identified back in January of this
year, to 250, testimony – as if any were needed! – to the fierce and
continuing growth of the "Elastic IT" paradigm throughout the world of
enterprise computing.
Editorial note: The words in quotation marks used to describe the various
services and solutions in this round-up are in every case taken from the Web
sites of the companies themselves. Omissions to this Top 250 list should be
sent to me via Twitter (twitter.com/jg21) and I will endeavor to include them
in any future revision of this newly expanded rou... (more)
A round-up of the wide range of important issues and timely topics due to be
discussed by over 130 industry experts at SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud
Computing Conference & Expo, opening today at the Santa Clara Convention
Center, in Santa Clara, CA. The event runs from November 2-4, 2009.
Building Scalable and Extensible RIAs in the Cloud - Ranjith Ramakrishnan,
Co-Founder & CTO of Cumulux, will be co-presenting a session in which
delegates will learn how to build scalable and extensible RIAs on the Windows
Azure Cloud. The session will cover enabling rich and complete User
Experience customizations and addressing multi-tenant requirements.
Cloud Security - is the focus of a whole welter of sessions in Santa Clara.
"It's Nothing New; It Changes Everything!" is the title of the session being
given by Sun's Chief Security Architect Glenn Brunette, for example. Brunett... (more)
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