Introduction to Enterprise Architecture in a simpler, modernized, & realistic model (CSVLOD).
Target Audience:
1- Tech Leaders New to Enterprise Architecture.
2- Enterprise Architects.
3- CIO, CTO, CDO, EPMO, ITPMO.
The TOGAF® Architecture Development Method recommends that "an architecture description be encoded in a standard language". As the Open Group standard for enterprise modeling, Archimate is a strong candidate for this role. This presentation will explore how a diversified financial services company selected and is using Archimate for its TOGAF® implementation. The speaker will compare available enterprise modeling languages and explain why Archimate was selected, and will explain how his organization developed an enabling metamodel and diagram templates using a leading enterprise modeling tool. Methodology transition will also be covered, including how existing diagram types were mapped to TOGAF®, and how TOGAF® diagram content was mapped to Archimate.
Delivered at February 2011 Open Group San Diego Conference
Defining the business value proposition of EA and PPM
Eliminating project risks
Accelerating project execution
Managing project and architecture inter-dependencies
Delivering realized value
Improving collaboration of Architecture and PMO
Practical Enterprise Architecture in Medium-size Corporation using TOGAFMichael Sukachev
Overview on the Practical Enterprise Architecture approach using TOGAF ADM for architectures development, Zachman Framework as artifacts repository and Sparx EA as a modelling tool.
Modeling Big Data with the ArchiMate 3.0 LanguageIver Band
Health care enterprises use big data methods and technologies to gain insights for improving the efficacy, efficiency, and accessibility of their services. Effective big data initiatives require shared understanding among diverse stakeholders of business challenges and the often complex architectures required to address them. Enterprise and solution architects can use the ArchiMate language to build this understanding with compelling visual models.
This presentation introduces the ArchiMate 3.0 language, and uses it to explore the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Big Data Reference Architecture (NBDRA), and to present a health care case study based on the NBDRA. Participants will learn how to use the ArchiMate 3.0 language, in alignment with the TOGAF framework, to propose, justify and plan big data initiatives, and to guide their successful implementation.
The TOGAF® Architecture Development Method recommends that "an architecture description be encoded in a standard language". As the Open Group standard for enterprise modeling, Archimate is a strong candidate for this role. This presentation will explore how a diversified financial services company selected and is using Archimate for its TOGAF® implementation. The speaker will compare available enterprise modeling languages and explain why Archimate was selected, and will explain how his organization developed an enabling metamodel and diagram templates using a leading enterprise modeling tool. Methodology transition will also be covered, including how existing diagram types were mapped to TOGAF®, and how TOGAF® diagram content was mapped to Archimate.
Delivered at February 2011 Open Group San Diego Conference
Defining the business value proposition of EA and PPM
Eliminating project risks
Accelerating project execution
Managing project and architecture inter-dependencies
Delivering realized value
Improving collaboration of Architecture and PMO
Practical Enterprise Architecture in Medium-size Corporation using TOGAFMichael Sukachev
Overview on the Practical Enterprise Architecture approach using TOGAF ADM for architectures development, Zachman Framework as artifacts repository and Sparx EA as a modelling tool.
Modeling Big Data with the ArchiMate 3.0 LanguageIver Band
Health care enterprises use big data methods and technologies to gain insights for improving the efficacy, efficiency, and accessibility of their services. Effective big data initiatives require shared understanding among diverse stakeholders of business challenges and the often complex architectures required to address them. Enterprise and solution architects can use the ArchiMate language to build this understanding with compelling visual models.
This presentation introduces the ArchiMate 3.0 language, and uses it to explore the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Big Data Reference Architecture (NBDRA), and to present a health care case study based on the NBDRA. Participants will learn how to use the ArchiMate 3.0 language, in alignment with the TOGAF framework, to propose, justify and plan big data initiatives, and to guide their successful implementation.
Introduction to Enterprise architecture and the steps to perform an Enterpris...Prashanth Panduranga
This presentation was used to introduce Enterprise Architecture, Introduction to how to perform an Enterprise Architecture Assessment followed by TechSharp introduction.
Deliverables in the presentation is not clear, the slides represent what was shown as part of the demo.
List of deliverables:
Application Rationalization framework
Portfolio Analysis framework
Road Map
Current state analysis
Target State establishing process
System Context
System Landscape
How to Articulate the Value of Enterprise Architecturecccamericas
Ever struggled with the question, What is the Value of Enterprise Architecture? In this facilitated conversation, Michael Fulton will share his perspective on Enterprise Architecture and the value it provides to the CIO, to IT, and to the business.
Come ready to engage, because in the conversation we will discuss:
•The EA 7-year itch
•Several External Perspectives on EA Value
•The CC&C perspective on a simplified approach to EA Value
•Ensuring your perspective on EA Value is relevant for your stakeholders
At the end of this conversation, you should walk away with:
•A new perspective on the value of EA
•Tips and tricks on how to articulate and quantify EA Value for your key stakeholders.
Using the TOGAF® 9.1 Architecture Content Framework with the ArchiMate® 2.0 M...Iver Band
A thorough comparison of the ArchiMate 2.0 metamodel with the Content Metamodel
from the TOGAF 9.1 Architecture Content Framework reveals that these two Open
Group standards are highly compatible. The ArchiMate 2.0 visual modeling language
is therefore well suited for architecture initiatives guided by the TOGAF 9.1 standard,
and this White Paper provides both theoretical preparation and practical guidance for
users of the ArchiMate language working on such initiatives.
This work supports The Open Group vision of Boundaryless Information Flow by
further enabling the combined use of the TOGAF standard and the ArchiMate
modeling language for consistent representation of architectural information across
diverse organizations, systems, and initiatives.
Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) I Best Practices I NuggetHubRichardNowack
Enterprise architecture management is a "management practice that establishes, maintains and uses a coherent set of guidelines, architecture principles and governance regimes that provide direction and practical help in the design and development of an enterprise's architecture to achieve its vision and strategy. In this business best practice slide deck you learn how to assess and setup Enterprise Architecture and Digital Architecture frameworks as well as a transformation plan.
We provide you with the following best practices:
- Need for Enterprise Architecture Management
- Enterprise Architecture Approach
- Architecture Target Picture Development
- Implementation Roadmap
What is the Value of Mature Enterprise Architecture TOGAFxavblai
Judith Jones received the Open Group award for Outstanding Contributions to the development of TOGAF 9 at 19th Open Group Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference Chicago - July 21-23, 2008. Former CEO of Architecting the Enterprise which has been a member of The Open Group for 6 years, she is personnally involved since 1997. As an active member of The Open Group and she is a major contributor and an editor of TOGAF 7, 8 and 9 as well as leading TOGAF projects for localisation, case studies, ADML, synergy and collaboration projects.
http://www.opengroup.org/member/member-spotlight-jones.htm
Solution Architecture Centre Of ExcellenceAlan McSweeney
This is an extract from the book An Introduction to Solution Architecture (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1797567616) that discusses the topic of a Solution Architecture Centre Of Excellence.
The solution architecture function should aspire to be a Solution Architecture Centre Of Excellence (SACOE). This is concerned with developing a mature function that is highly-skilled at solution architecture and design and provides solution and consulting leadership to the organisation.
Developing an SACOE requires vision and resources of both the solution architecture function and information technology management.
The solution architecture function has the capability to develop both the business insight and solution and technology expertise to act as the business/technology authority and be the bridge between the business and technology domains of the organisation.
A Brief Introduction to Enterprise Architecture Daljit Banger
Presentation to Metropolitan University (London) on the 16th Feb 2017.
The purpose of the session was to introduce core basic concepts around Enterprise Architecture and discuss the role of the Enterprise Architect .
Application rationalization- Invest today to save tomorrow!Vivek Mishra
As organizations grow, their IT environment gets complex with all the digital applications acquired over time. Due to this, the platform is plagued by data silos and unstructured applications that do not work together anymore. This is where application portfolio rationalization or APR kicks in.
Learn how APR can help you in streamlining the existing application portfolio with an explicit goal of improving efficiency, reducing complexity, and lowering Total Cost of Ownership.
This examines the potential for the application of Design Science principles to the solution design process within solution architecture to improve the rigour and accuracy of solution designs.
Design Science is the structured and systematic process for creating designs that resolve problems. It is concerned with the structured process for the acquisition and application of knowledge in relation to the problems to the resolved and the solution knowledge to be applied.
The application of Design Science must be a means to an end – better solution quality – and not an end in itself – an incentive for the design function is to become large.
Solution architecture requires a (changing) combination of technical, leadership, interpersonal skills, experience, analysis, appropriate creativity, reflection and intuition applied in a structured manner.
Knowledge management – problem knowledge and solution knowledge – is at the core of the application of design science principles.
Knowledge management requires good management of the solution architecture function.
The latest version of the TOGAF standard has special emphasis on Business Architecture, Digital Trends, and Business Transformation beyond IT. Stuart Macgregor takes us through some of these changes to the TOGAF® 9.2 standard and discuss how they will benefit us.
Structured Approach to Solution ArchitectureAlan McSweeney
The role of solution architecture is to identify answer to a business problem and set of solution options and their components. There will be many potential solutions to a problem with varying degrees of suitability to the underlying business need. Solution options are derived from a combination of Solution Architecture Dimensions/Views which describe characteristics, features, qualities, requirements and Solution Design Factors, Limitations And Boundaries which delineate limitations. Use of structured approach can assist with solution design to create consistency. The TOGAF approach to enterprise architecture can be adapted to perform some of the analysis and design for elements of Solution Architecture Dimensions/Views.
Introduction to Enterprise architecture and the steps to perform an Enterpris...Prashanth Panduranga
This presentation was used to introduce Enterprise Architecture, Introduction to how to perform an Enterprise Architecture Assessment followed by TechSharp introduction.
Deliverables in the presentation is not clear, the slides represent what was shown as part of the demo.
List of deliverables:
Application Rationalization framework
Portfolio Analysis framework
Road Map
Current state analysis
Target State establishing process
System Context
System Landscape
How to Articulate the Value of Enterprise Architecturecccamericas
Ever struggled with the question, What is the Value of Enterprise Architecture? In this facilitated conversation, Michael Fulton will share his perspective on Enterprise Architecture and the value it provides to the CIO, to IT, and to the business.
Come ready to engage, because in the conversation we will discuss:
•The EA 7-year itch
•Several External Perspectives on EA Value
•The CC&C perspective on a simplified approach to EA Value
•Ensuring your perspective on EA Value is relevant for your stakeholders
At the end of this conversation, you should walk away with:
•A new perspective on the value of EA
•Tips and tricks on how to articulate and quantify EA Value for your key stakeholders.
Using the TOGAF® 9.1 Architecture Content Framework with the ArchiMate® 2.0 M...Iver Band
A thorough comparison of the ArchiMate 2.0 metamodel with the Content Metamodel
from the TOGAF 9.1 Architecture Content Framework reveals that these two Open
Group standards are highly compatible. The ArchiMate 2.0 visual modeling language
is therefore well suited for architecture initiatives guided by the TOGAF 9.1 standard,
and this White Paper provides both theoretical preparation and practical guidance for
users of the ArchiMate language working on such initiatives.
This work supports The Open Group vision of Boundaryless Information Flow by
further enabling the combined use of the TOGAF standard and the ArchiMate
modeling language for consistent representation of architectural information across
diverse organizations, systems, and initiatives.
Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) I Best Practices I NuggetHubRichardNowack
Enterprise architecture management is a "management practice that establishes, maintains and uses a coherent set of guidelines, architecture principles and governance regimes that provide direction and practical help in the design and development of an enterprise's architecture to achieve its vision and strategy. In this business best practice slide deck you learn how to assess and setup Enterprise Architecture and Digital Architecture frameworks as well as a transformation plan.
We provide you with the following best practices:
- Need for Enterprise Architecture Management
- Enterprise Architecture Approach
- Architecture Target Picture Development
- Implementation Roadmap
What is the Value of Mature Enterprise Architecture TOGAFxavblai
Judith Jones received the Open Group award for Outstanding Contributions to the development of TOGAF 9 at 19th Open Group Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference Chicago - July 21-23, 2008. Former CEO of Architecting the Enterprise which has been a member of The Open Group for 6 years, she is personnally involved since 1997. As an active member of The Open Group and she is a major contributor and an editor of TOGAF 7, 8 and 9 as well as leading TOGAF projects for localisation, case studies, ADML, synergy and collaboration projects.
http://www.opengroup.org/member/member-spotlight-jones.htm
Solution Architecture Centre Of ExcellenceAlan McSweeney
This is an extract from the book An Introduction to Solution Architecture (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1797567616) that discusses the topic of a Solution Architecture Centre Of Excellence.
The solution architecture function should aspire to be a Solution Architecture Centre Of Excellence (SACOE). This is concerned with developing a mature function that is highly-skilled at solution architecture and design and provides solution and consulting leadership to the organisation.
Developing an SACOE requires vision and resources of both the solution architecture function and information technology management.
The solution architecture function has the capability to develop both the business insight and solution and technology expertise to act as the business/technology authority and be the bridge between the business and technology domains of the organisation.
A Brief Introduction to Enterprise Architecture Daljit Banger
Presentation to Metropolitan University (London) on the 16th Feb 2017.
The purpose of the session was to introduce core basic concepts around Enterprise Architecture and discuss the role of the Enterprise Architect .
Application rationalization- Invest today to save tomorrow!Vivek Mishra
As organizations grow, their IT environment gets complex with all the digital applications acquired over time. Due to this, the platform is plagued by data silos and unstructured applications that do not work together anymore. This is where application portfolio rationalization or APR kicks in.
Learn how APR can help you in streamlining the existing application portfolio with an explicit goal of improving efficiency, reducing complexity, and lowering Total Cost of Ownership.
This examines the potential for the application of Design Science principles to the solution design process within solution architecture to improve the rigour and accuracy of solution designs.
Design Science is the structured and systematic process for creating designs that resolve problems. It is concerned with the structured process for the acquisition and application of knowledge in relation to the problems to the resolved and the solution knowledge to be applied.
The application of Design Science must be a means to an end – better solution quality – and not an end in itself – an incentive for the design function is to become large.
Solution architecture requires a (changing) combination of technical, leadership, interpersonal skills, experience, analysis, appropriate creativity, reflection and intuition applied in a structured manner.
Knowledge management – problem knowledge and solution knowledge – is at the core of the application of design science principles.
Knowledge management requires good management of the solution architecture function.
The latest version of the TOGAF standard has special emphasis on Business Architecture, Digital Trends, and Business Transformation beyond IT. Stuart Macgregor takes us through some of these changes to the TOGAF® 9.2 standard and discuss how they will benefit us.
Structured Approach to Solution ArchitectureAlan McSweeney
The role of solution architecture is to identify answer to a business problem and set of solution options and their components. There will be many potential solutions to a problem with varying degrees of suitability to the underlying business need. Solution options are derived from a combination of Solution Architecture Dimensions/Views which describe characteristics, features, qualities, requirements and Solution Design Factors, Limitations And Boundaries which delineate limitations. Use of structured approach can assist with solution design to create consistency. The TOGAF approach to enterprise architecture can be adapted to perform some of the analysis and design for elements of Solution Architecture Dimensions/Views.
Prezentacja autorstwa Aleksandra Wyki przedstawiona na I Panelu BizDevOps. Omawia:
- Business Architecture - jak Business Capabilities, Value Streams, Business Model I Operating Model mogą wspomóc wdrażanie koncepcji BizDevOps
- Agile Architecture a koncepcja BizDevOps
During last few years, role of Enterprise Architecture has expanded from technical to strategic in an Organization. This slide deck presents: Using Enterprise Architecture in your Organization.
“The organizing logic for business processes and IT infrastructure reflecting the integration and standardization requirements of the firm’s operating model.” [1]
“A conceptual blueprint that defines the structure and operation of an organization. The intent of an enterprise architecture is to determine how an organization can most effectively achieve its current and future objectives.”[2]
Digital Product-Centric Enterprise and Enterprise Architecture - Tan Eng TszeNUS-ISS
Enterprises striving to unlock value through digital products face a pivotal shift towards product-centric management, a transformation that carries its share of challenges. To navigate this journey successfully, close collaboration between Enterprise Architects and Digital Product Managers is essential. Together, they can craft the ideal strategy to deliver digital products on a grand scale. Join us in this session as we shed light on the critical interactions and activities that foster synergy between Enterprise Architects and Digital Product Managers. Discover how this collaboration paves the way for effective product-centric management, enabling enterprises to harness the full potential of their digital offerings.
Are You an Accidental or Intentional Architect?iasaglobal
The first step in preparing for capability on demand is to set up for capacity on demand, but this can only occur after a CIO gets the IT house in order operationally. An IT organization that cannot manage operations effectively because it lacks understanding of costs relating to business performance and outcomes will have trouble evaluating the price-for-performance trade-offs offered by external suppliers.
Solutions Architect's Handbook 2nd Edition - Book ReviewAshraf Fouad
Book review for "Solutions Architect's Handbook: Kick-start your career as a solutions architect by learning architecture design principles and strategies, 2nd Edition".
ISBN: 978-1801816618
APMP Certification for IT ProfessionalsAshraf Fouad
This presentation is about why some IT professionals should consider APMP certification. It shows some important topics from certification. Relation to Scrum. Difference to other procurement certifications.
Target Audience:
Account manager, sales manager, bid manager, proposal manager, bid manager, IT Architect.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
2. Trademarks
• ArchiMate®, The Open Group®, TOGAF®, DPBoK™ are trademarks of
The Open Group.
• UML® and BPMN™ are Object Management Group, Inc. trademarks in
the United States and/or other countries.
• All other brands, company, and product names are used for
identification purposes only and may be trademarks that are the sole
property of their respective owners.
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3. Disclaimer
• Infographics included in this presentation based on licensed version from Infograpia.
• Free logos & icons from website: SVG REPO
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4. Tech Leaders New to Enterprise Architecture
• You will understand what is Enterprise Architecture.
• Good introduction if you consider pursuing this career.
• How Enterprise Architects can help you in your work?
Enterprise Architects
• If you find applying/customizing existing EA frameworks hard.
• Introduction to a new practical EA model that you might consider
applying in your organization.
Target Audience / Expected Outcomes
CIO, CTO, CDO, EPMO, ITPMO
• If you don’t have EA practice in your corporate, and would like to
understand how EA can help your organization achieve your
business goals.
5. Svyatoslav Kotusev (Slava)
Enterprise Architecture Researcher
LinkedIn Profile
Official Website
Book
ebooks.com
amazon.com (Rating: 4.6)
Book Review
ISBN: 978-0-6450825-2-4
Online Video Course
3 Courses in Udemy
Special Thanks
6. 1
2
3
4
What is Enterprise Architecture?
CSVLOD Model
Enterprise Architecture Processes
Why Enterprise Architecture?
Agenda
7. 7
1- What is Enterprise Architecture?
Enterprise Architecture is
Enterprise Architecture Capability Model
Enterprise vs Solution vs Technical Architect
City Planning
What is an Enterprise?
8. What is an Enterprise?
8
• A Business Organization. The term
"enterprise" does not necessarily imply any
particular size, although it is often associated
with larger-scale organizations.
• Any collection of organizations that have
common goals. [11]
• For example, an enterprise could be:
• A whole corporation or a division of a corporation
• A government agency or a single government
department
• A chain of geographically distant organizations linked
together by common ownership
• Groups of countries, governments, or governmental
organizations (such as militaries) working together to
create common or shareable deliverables or
infrastructures
• Partnerships and alliances of businesses working
together, such as a consortium or supply chain
Company Bank Factory
Multinational retailer
Division / Department
Global organization
9. City Planning
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Source: Mediclinic airport road hospital
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first president of the
United Arab Emirates
&
Dr. Abdel Rahman Hassanien Makhlof, Ph.D.
Source: Planning Abu Dhabi
Source: Operating room
10. City Planning / Enterprise Architecture (1/2)
10
/
City Planning Enterprise Architecture
Use
To Support
ASIS / TOBE / Roadmap
No Planning
Types of buildings, Parks & Squares,
Transportation, Utilities, …etc.
Living, Work, Education, Entertainment, Sports,
Shopping, Health, Services …etc.
Existing city plan, target city plan (Extension,
Replacement, Development), a roadmap for 10,
20 years (Reviewed every 5 years)
Lack of infrastructure & public service, poor living
conditions, and environmental degradation.
Chaos is inevitable.
Employees, Partners, Customers, Financing,
Building, Equipment, Know-how, IT Systems,
Infrastructure, Networks, …etc.
Business Processes that support business
capabilities
Existing state, Target state, a roadmap for 3, 5
years (Reviewed every 1 year)
Businesses won’t achieve their goals. IT systems
are built to meet ad hoc needs. Leading to
overlapping and redundant applications, and a
lack of functionality.
Chaos is inevitable.
11. City Planning / Enterprise Architecture (2/2)
11
/
City Planning Enterprise Architecture
Business
Planner
City governors
City Planners
Business Executives (CxO, EVP, … etc.)
Enterprise Architects
Project Execution
Consultant, Civil Engineer Solution Architect, Project Manager
Subject Matter Experts
Operation Room Specialist Technical Architect
Teams
Construction Project Teams IT Project Teams
12. Enterprise vs Solution vs Technical Architect
• Enterprise Architects
• Focus on strategy, roadmap, and governance.
• Ensures the right business problem is solved in the
right way.
12
Technical Perspective
Business
Perspective Source: Inspired from [6], [7]
Enterprise Architect
Global Business
Perspective
Solution Architect
Bridging the gap
between planning &
implementation
Technical Architect
Dealing with
Engineering Issues
• Solution Architects
• Focus on End to End Solution Delivery.
• Solves business problems, defined by business or
user requirements.
• Technical Architects
• Focus on delivery for specific technology/product.
• Ensures specific products are delivered on time and
maintains operation.
13. Enterprise Architecture Capability Model
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Decomposition of EA Capability Model
Source: The TOGAF® Leader’s Guide to Establishing and Evolving an EA
Capability
• Role of EA varies from
one organization to
another, it is mainly
based on the purpose of
having EA in the
organization.
• Also, based on the
purpose capabilities, the
hierarchy and reporting
manager (Alignment) of
EA is determined (Ref,
[1, Chapter 17]).
• The architects size with
respect to IT staff:
• 3% to 5% [1]
• 2% to 4% [10].
14. Enterprise Architecture is
• There are multiple definitions of Enterprise
Architecture TOGAF, Gartner, and Enterprise
Architecture Center of Excellence. The
common characteristic is:
• Business & IT alignment to achieve target
business goals.
• Enterprise architecture (EA) can be defined
as a collection of special documents
(artifacts) describing various aspects of an
organization from an integrated business
and IT perspective intended to bridge the
communication gap between business and
IT stakeholders, facilitate information
systems planning and thereby improve
business and IT alignment [1].
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Source: Figure 145. EA Context, Based on Ross
15. Properties of an EA Artifact
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Commonly used modeling language notation
Format
Static
(Informational Contents)
Level of Detail
Scope
Domains
Focus (State)
EA Artifact
Stakeholders
Dynamic
(Associated Behavior)
Usage
Lifecycle
Purpose
Benefits
CMDB EA Tool
Commonly used tools
18. Introducing the CSVLOD Model
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The CSVLOD model is a new conceptualization of
enterprise architecture from scratch that:
• Emerged from research, not from marketing.
• Supported by evidence from real
organizations.
• Reflects genuine industry EA best practices.
• Accurately describes empirical realities of EA.
• Fills the critical gap in the EA discipline.
Source – Appendix B: Enterprise architecture and
enterprise architecture artifacts: Questioning the old
concept in light of new findings
Automobile,
1 Delivery, 2
Education, 3
Emergency,
2
Energy, 1
Finance, 4
Food, 1
Government
, 2
Insurance, 1
Manufacturi
ng, 1
Marketing, 1
Resources, 3
Retail, 2
Telecom, 2
Transport, 1
19. CSVLOD Taxonomy for Artifacts
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Rules Structures Changes
Business
Focused
IT
Focused
What Artifacts Describe?
How
Artifacts
Describe?
Considerations Visions Outlines
Standards Landscapes Designs
Global conceptual
rules and fundamental
considerations
important for business
and relevant for IT
Global technical rules,
standards, patterns
and best practices
relevant for IT systems
High-level conceptual
descriptions of an
organization from the
business perspective
High-level technical
descriptions of the
organizational IT
landscape
High-level descriptions
of separate IT initiatives
understandable to
business leaders
Detailed technical and
functional descriptions
of separate IT projects
actionable for project
teams
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Considerations (2/2)
• Represent: Overarching organizational context for information systems planning.
• Focus: Do not focus on specific points in time or focus on the long-term future.
• Usage: Developed collaboratively by senior business leaders and architects and then used to
influence all architectural decisions.
• Lifecycle: Developed once and then updated according to the ongoing changes in the business
environment.
• Purpose: Help achieve the agreement on basic principles, values, directions and aims.
• Benefits: Improved overall consistency between business and IT.
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Standards (2/2)
• Represent: Proven reusable means for IT systems implementation.
• Focus: Do not focus on specific points in time or focus on the current state.
• Usage: Developed collaboratively by architects and technical subject-matter experts and used to
influence architectures of all IT initiatives.
• Lifecycle: Developed on an as-necessary basis and updated according to the ongoing technology
progress.
• Purpose: Help achieve technical consistency, technological homogeneity and regulatory
compliance.
• Benefits: Reduced costs, risks and complexity.
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Visions (2/2)
• Represent: Shared views of an organization and its future agreed by business and IT.
• Focus: Often focus on the long-term future up to 3-5 years ahead.
• Usage: Developed collaboratively by senior business leaders and architects and then used to guide
IT investments, prioritize IT initiatives and initiate IT projects.
• Lifecycle: Developed once and then updated according to the ongoing changes in the business
strategy.
• Purpose: Help achieve the alignment between IT investments and long-term business outcomes.
• Benefits: Improved strategic effectiveness of IT investments.
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Landscapes (2/2)
• Represent: Knowledge base of reference materials on the IT landscape.
• Focus: Often focus on the current state.
• Usage: Developed and maintained by architects and used to rationalize the IT landscape, manage
the lifecycle of IT assets and plan new IT initiatives.
• Lifecycle: Developed on an as-necessary basis and updated according to the ongoing evolution of
the IT landscape.
• Purpose: Help understand, analyze and modify the structure of the IT landscape.
• Benefits: Increased reuse and agility, reduced duplication and legacy.
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Outlines (2/2)
• Represent: Benefit, time and price tags for proposed IT initiatives.
• Focus: Usually focus on the short-term future up to 1-2 years ahead.
• Usage: Developed collaboratively by architects and business leaders and then used to evaluate,
approve and fund specific IT initiatives.
• Lifecycle: Developed at the early stages of IT initiatives to support decision-making and then
archived.
• Purpose: Help estimate the overall business impact and value of proposed IT initiatives.
• Benefits: Improved efficiency and ROI of IT investments.
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Designs (2/2)
• Represent: Communication interfaces between architects and project teams.
• Focus: Usually focus on the short-term future up to 1 year ahead.
• Usage: Developed collaboratively by architects, project teams and business representatives and
then used by project teams to implement IT projects.
• Lifecycle: Developed at the later stages of IT initiatives to support implementation and then
archived.
• Purpose: Help implement approved IT projects according to business and architectural
requirements.
• Benefits: Improved quality of the project delivery.
32. Benefits of the CSVLOD Model
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The CSVLOD model of enterprise architecture has three major advantages over existing models:
• The CSVLOD model is realistic, evidence-based and reflects actual EA artifacts and related best
practices.
• The CSVLOD model is highly explanatory and describes many critical properties of EA artifacts
including their contents, formats, stakeholders, usage, lifecycles, purposes and benefits.
• The CSVLOD model helps understand how EA works.
35. Process View of EA Practice
• Three Processes Constituting Enterprise
Architecture Practice:
A. Strategic Planning.
B. Initiative Delivery.
C. Technology Optimization.
• For detailed diagram Enterprise Architecture Practice
on a Page (v1.1)
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36. A. Strategic Planning
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• Goal: Articulate the desired future course of
action for business and IT.
• Focus: Long-term and mid-term future.
• Timing: Aligned to the annual business planning
cycle, important business dates, periods and
events, e.g. fiscal years, budgeting cycles, board
meetings or updates of a business strategy.
• Activities: Informal discussions, meetings,
presentations and workshops, as well as
periodical formal approvals and sign offs.
• Techniques: SWOT and PEST analyses, Five
Forces and other strategy frameworks.
• Meaning: Strategy to portfolio, i.e. convert an
abstract business strategy into more specific
suggestions regarding the desired portfolio of IT
investments.
37. B. Initiative Delivery
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• Goal: Deliver optimal IT solutions for specific
needs.
• Focus: Short term and immediate future.
• Timing: Linked to the established initiative
delivery phases and gates, e.g. scope, evaluate,
plan, build, test and deploy.
• Meaning: Need to solution, i.e. convert a
specific need into a concrete IT solution
addressing this need in the most optimal
manner.
• Activities: Frequent discussions, presentations
and approvals.
• Techniques: Business process modeling,
customer journey mapping, return on
investment (ROI) and architecture debt
estimation.
• Activities: Daily collaborative work.
• Techniques: User stories, requirements
traceability matrices and MoSCoW prioritization
framework.
38. C. Technology Optimization
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• Goal: Improve the overall quality of the
corporate IT landscape.
• Focus: Current situation with some future
outlook.
• Timing: May be carried out independently
without any systematic schedule, often on an as
necessary basis or even opportunistically, e.g. in
the absence of other higher priority activities.
• Activities: Numerous informal discussions and
periodical formal approvals.
• Techniques: Total cost of ownership (TCO) and
architecture debt management.
• Meaning: Structure to rationalization, i.e.
understand the current structure of the IT
landscape and formulate the rationalization
strategy to guide its future evolution.
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4- Why Enterprise Architecture?
Benefits of EA to the Business
Symptoms that Your Company needs EA
41. Symptoms that Your Company needs EA
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Enterprise Architecture is not a magical tool, but it is worth consulting if it is needed in the following
situations:
1. CxOs or EVPs are mentioning that IT is not delivering/focused on companies’ strategic projects.
2. You seem to be hearing about projects to do the same thing over and over again (Duplications).
3. Internal delivery teams and vendors have no guidelines for service delivery.
4. You are having lots of IT audit findings from external consultants.
5. You are spending more on IT than your peers claim to be.
6. You have IT projects that are running late and over budget even though you have a good PMO.
7. Your EVPs are complaining that IT keeps telling them that the reason for slow execution on
delivering new capabilities is “Our systems are very complicated and it just takes time”.
8. You are facing an IT scaling crisis.
9. IT team members don’t know the near or mid-term strategy.
42. Benefits of EA to the Business
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Source: Figure 148. Architecture Impacts on Enterprise Value
44. Glossary of terms and abbreviations
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Abbreviation Definition
BCS British Computer Society
BIAN Banking Industry Architecture Network
BPMN Business Process Modeling Notation
CDO Chief Digital Officier
CIO Chief Information Officier
CSVLOD Considerations, Standards, Visions, Landscapes, Outlines and Designs.
CTO Chief Technology Officier
DPBoK Digital Practiotioner Body of Knowledge
EA Enterprise Architecture / Enterprise Architect
EASG Enterprise Architecture Specialist Group
EPMO Enterprise Project Management Office
EVP Executive Vice President
IT Information Technology
ITPMO Information Technology Project Management Office
PEST Political, Economic, Social, and Technological factors
PMO Project Management Office
REPO Repository
ROI Return Of Investment
SVG Scalable Vector Graphics
SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
TCO Total Cost of Ownership
UML Unified Modeling Language
45. References (1/2)
[1] The Practice of Enterprise Architecture: A Modern Approach to Business and IT Alignment (2nd
Edition), Svyatoslav Kotusev, 15-Jan-2021.
[2] BCS EASG Webinar - A fresh look at Enterprise Architecture Artifacts, Svyatoslav Kotusev, 15-Dec-2017.
[3] The CSVLOD Model of Enterprise Architecture and Its Value for the EA Discipline, Svyatoslav Kotusev.
[4] City trip to Enterprise Architecture, Harald van der Weel, 20-Jan-2017
[5] BIAN 2nd Edition: A framework for the financial services industry, BIAN Association, July-2021
[6] Solution Architect: Processes, Role Description, Responsibilities, and Certifications, Altexsoft, 14-Apr-
2022
[7] WHO IS SOLUTION ARCHITECT: SALARY AND RESPONSIBILITIES, Yuri Musienko, 17-Nov-2021.
[8] Lesson151 - Software Architecture Roles and Titles, Mark Richards, 19-Dec-2022.
[9] Digital Design and Enterprise Architecture – what is it?, 17-Sep-2021
[10] Determining the Right Size for Your Enterprise Architecture Team, Gartner, 2-Apr-2012.
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46. References (2/2)
[11] Digital Edition of the TOGAF Standard, The Open Group.
[12] What is enterprise architecture? A framework for transformation, CIO.com, 23-Nov-2022
[13] 6 Signs Your Company Needs An Enterprise Architect, Rob Wolfe, 23-Aug-2016
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