In Simple Terms
- Enterprise Architecture (What): What the organization’s architecture looks like and how its components are organized to support its objectives.
- Architecture Framework (How): How to go about designing and implementing the EA, including the processes and methods used to create the architecture. Architecture Framework: A conceptual structure used to design, implement, and maintain an enterprise architecture. It serves as a method or tool for creating an Enterprise Architecture.
While Enterprise Architecture defines what is being developed, the Architecture Framework outlines how the development of the Enterprise Architecture is carried out.
Enterprise Architecture Definitions
IT Center for information Systems Research: Enterprise Architecture is organizing logic for business processes and IT infrastructure, reflecting the integration and standardization requirements of the firm’s operating model.
SearchCIO.com: Enterprise Architecture is conceptual blueprint that defines the structure and operation of an organization, with an intent on how a organization can most effectively achieve its current and future objectives
The Open Group: Enterprise Architecture is the fundamental organization of a system, embodied in its components, their relationships to each other and the environment, and the principles governing its design and evolution.
Benefits of Enterprise Architecture
- More effective and efficient business operations
Reduced operational costs
Increased organizational agility
Shared business capabilities throughout the organization
Decreased costs of change management
More adaptable workforce
Enhanced business productivity
- More effective and efficient Digital Transformation and IT operations
Expand the enterprise’s impact using digital tools.
Bring all parts of the enterprise into a unified system.
Reduce costs for software development, support, and maintenance.
Make applications easier to move and use across different environments.
Enhance system and network management with better compatibility.
Address major enterprise-wide issues like security more effectively.
Simplify upgrades and replacement of system components.
Enterprise Architecture Frameworks
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