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Jul 5 2008   8:31PM GMT

Role of the Enterprise Architect



Posted by: Anton Venter
Enterprise architecture

What is the role of the Enterprise Architect? The enterprise architect must map, define and standardize technology, information and business processes to facilitate the bridging of the gap between business and IT. This means that the architect must have both a macro and micro view: He must understand the business strategy and translate this into an architectural approach (macro view), but he must also be able to work with individual projects (micro view) and deliver very concrete guidance to these projects that focuses on the successful delivery of the individual project within the macro view. The enterprise architect transforms tech-speak into the language of business solutions, and he knows what technology is needed to enable business strategy.

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Jul 4 2008   5:07PM GMT

Solution Framework



Posted by: Anton Venter
Enterprise architecture

Even the views taken of an IT Solution (i.e. a “System”) can benefit from the use of an EA Framework. A solution also has its business, information (data), application and infrastructure aspects that together make up a System. The following diagram illustrates this concept, using the example EA framework on my earlier post.
framework-for-application.jpg

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Jul 2 2008   8:02PM GMT

Architecture Domains



Posted by: Anton Venter
Enterprise architecture

Within an EA Framework one can define various domains for further focus. Examples could be Business, Information, Data, Applications, Storage, Security, Networks, Disaster Recovery, etc. These domains could relate to one of the layers in an EA framework, but they could also span across all layers (e.g. Disaster Recovery concerns the enterprise from a Business level right through to an Infrastructure level).
It seems that not many enterprises have a central department that practises EA on all levels from Business to Infrastructure, e.g. Business Architecture is often executed in some business department removed from the IT department. We would like to hear from anyone where EA is practised centrally on all levels of the organisation.

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