Modern Enterprise Architecture

Enterprise Architecture (EA) frameworks such as TOGAF and Zachman are still valid, but enterprise architects also need to adapt to the new reality of agile, DevOps, and overall disruption through digital transformation. This book will help do just that.

The Change to Modern Enterprise Architecture will teach you how to use known frameworks in the new world of digital transformation. Over the course of the book, you'll learn how modern EA is helping drive strategic business decisions, create continuous and agile (“floating”) architecture for scalability, and how to address quality and speed in architecture using and integrating DevSecOps frameworks in EA.

This book is divided into three parts: the first explains what modern enterprise architecture is and why it’s important to any business. It covers the different EA frameworks and explains what they are. In the second part, you will learn how to integrate modern development frameworks into EA, and why this knowledge will enable you to deftly respond to various business challenges. The final section of the book is all about scaling the enterprise using modern enterprise architecture. You will also see how the role of the enterprise architect is changing and how to remain in control of your architecture.

Upon completing this book, you'll understand why the enterprise architect is no longer just a role overseeing the architecture strategy of a business, but has become more of a leader in driving engineering excellence.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

* Integrate DevSecOps as artifact to modern EA
* Use Enterprise Architecture to scale up your business
* Understand the changing role of the enterprise architect
* Define a floating architecture to enhance business agility

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR

Enterprise architects, IT architects, lead engineers, business architects, business leaders, product managers.

JEROEN MULDER is a certified enterprise and business architect who holds certifications in various cloud technologies, DevOps, and security. As an architect and consultant, he has executed many complex projects in digital transformation for a wide variety of companies. He’s the author of the books Multi-Cloud Architecture and Governance, Enterprise DevOps for Architects, and Transformation Healthcare using DevOps. His current role is principal consultant at Fujitsu, a Japan-based leading IT company.

Jeroen believes that anyone, any team or business will perform better and reach further if they are truly inspired. That’s his mission: to inspire, by inviting people to be creative and bold, so they take that one step further.

Chapter 1: Why Any Business Needs Enterprise Architecture

CHAPTER GOAL: EXPLAIN WHAT EA IS AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO ANY BUSINESS. INTRODUCING VARIOUS EA FRAMEWORKS AND SHOWING THE RELEVANCY OF THESE FRAMEWORKS.

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SUB -TOPICS

1. Introduction to Enterprise Architecture

2. The benefits of EA

3. Using Zachman and TOGAF

4. Starting with architecture vision from the business

5. Collecting business requirements

6. Change management is key

Chapter 2: The Transformation to Modern EA

CHAPTER GOAL: DESCRIBING HOW EA (AND THE ROLE OF THE ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT) IS CHANGING DUE TO NEW BUSINESS GOALS.

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SUB - TOPICS

1. Modern Enterprise Architecture

2. Learning from IT4IT

3. Using modern EA techniques and tools

4. Defining a target architecture and operating model

5. Applying best practices from EA

Chapter 3: The Real World of Digital Transformation

CHAPTER GOAL: HOW DO EARTH-BORN (TRADITIONAL) COMPANIES START THE JOURNEY TO MODERN COMPANIES USING SCALABLE CLOUD-NATIVE TECHNOLOGY, AGILE FRAMEWORKS AND DEVSECOPS? WHAT ARE THE MODERN BUSINESS CHALLENGES AND HOW CAN EA ADDRESS THESE.

NO OF PAGES : 30

SUB - TOPICS:

1. The challenge of the earth-born enterprise

2. Starting the journey: earth-born migrants

3. Guiding the transformation from EA

4. Application Portfolio Management

5. Controlling risks

Chapter 4: Creating the Floating Architecture

CHAPTER GOAL: INTEGRATING NEW PRACTICES IN EA: AGILE, SCRUM, DEVSECOPS.

NO OF PAGES: 30

SUB - TOPICS:

1. Becoming agile by leveraging the power of small

2. Including DevOps principles in architecture

3. Security is intrinsic in EA

4. Change management in floating architecture

5. Putting it all together in the architectural vision

1. Best practices from real cases: what defines success?

Chapter 5: Scaling the Business with EA

CHAPTER GOAL:

1. Setting strategic objectives in EA

2. Why businesses need to be scalable

3. Enabling development speed

4. Identifying stakeholders in modern EA

5. Scaling the organization

6. Scaling the business

Chapter 6: The Changing Role of the Enterprise Architect

CHAPTER GOAL:

1. The role of the architect in frameworks

2. From architect to servant leader

3. Creating an architecture culture and engineering excellence in the enterprise

4. The future of architecture and the architect

5. Training new talents – we need you (conclusion)