the evolving enterprise architecture: a digital transformation perspective is a paper describing the role of IoT in the enterprises and how the EA is related to that.

1. The Evolving Enterprise
Architecture:
A Digital Transformation Perspective
Crete, Greece
May 2019

2. Fereidoon Shams Aliee
Hanieh Kashfi
Bahar Farahani
Department of Computer Science and Engineering,
Shahid Beheshti University
Tehran, Iran
Fereidoon Shams Aliee
Current position, grades: Associate professor at Computer Science and Engineering Faculty,
Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
University studies: Software Engineering
Scientific interest: Software Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture,
Agile Methodologies, Ultra-Large Scale (ULS) Systems and Ontological Engineering Experience:
He is heading two research groups namely ASER (Automated Software Engineering Research)
(aser.sbu.ac.ir) and ISA (Information Systems Architecture) (isa.sbu.ac.ir) at Shahid Beheshti
University
Our Team
E n t e r p r i s e A r c h i t e c t u r e
Authors
f_shams@sbu.ac.ir

3. Introduction1 The Need for Evolving Enterprise
Architecture2
The Evolving Enterprise
Architecture3 Conclusion4
The Evolving Enterprise Architecture:
A Digital Transformation Perspective
2.1 Enterprise and Industry 4.0
2.2 Enterprise and Digital Transformation
2.3 Enterprise Architecture and IoT
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4. Introduction
An enterprise
is defined as a
set of diverse
and distributed
work domains
that aim to
achieve
predetermined
goals.
Enterprise
The main
motivation for
enterprise
architecture
was to solve
the problem
of the
complexity in
information
systems.
Enterprise
Architecture
Improvement
of methods
and processes,
as well as
Development
of a unified and
comparable
approach in
the system
description.
Most Important
Results
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5. Introduction (Cont.)
• The complexity in the enterprise architecture is to deal with situations that their
perception is difficult [1].
• It is very difficult to recognize all the key aspects of the problem and this leads to
uncertainty.
• An enterprise needs to consider new realities.
• such as virtual connected enterprises and the workforce from a wide range of
generations and cultures in the enterprise architecture
The future design of the triple bottom line-oriented enterprises
is not only an option but also an obligation for the enterprise to
maintain its position. So, with the evolving enterprise
architecture, it will be possible to consider the ecosystem
perspective of an enterprise.
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6. The Need for Evolving Enterprise Architecture
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Digital
Transformation
Main purpose
- Improving the efficiency and
effectiveness of resources
- Increasing the competitiveness
of enterprises
- Means applying digital
technologies to different areas of
a business
* Result: fundamental changes in
the enterprises' operations
Main concept
Risky
Costly
• Ensure their survival in the
competitive and complex
conditions of the market.
• The customer experience

7. Modern Portfolio
Presentation
Digital business continues to drive leading
enterprise architects to increase their focus on
leading technology and digital business
innovation, as well as on delivering business
outcomes and execution [2].
The Need for Evolving Enterprise Architecture (Cont.)
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8. Enterprise Architecture and IoT
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Deep understanding of how businesses work in the enterprise
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03
02
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IOT
and
Enterprise
New ways to interact with customers through the product lifecycle
The ability to collect and analyze huge volumes of data and information
Transform an enterprise into a sensing enterprise
• anticipate future decisions using multidimensional information obtained from
physical or virtual objects [3]

9. Enterprise Architecture and IoT
• Without strategy for using IoT in the enterprise
• A futile effort by the enterprise.
• The best way to get strategy is through the use of enterprise architecture.
• The IoT is one of the most important drivers of digital transformation
• Needed to apply the appropriate architectures to exploit the features of the IoT in the
enterprise.
• Using the IoT in enterprises requires new system architecture, enterprise architecture,
and business architecture.
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(Cont.)

10. The most important IoT cases to cover by enterprise architecture [4]
Case Description
1 Context Context needs to be fully acquired using the presented architectures.
2 Standards
The use of standard communication protocols between the enterprise
systems and the IoT devices is expected.
3 Scalability
No failures with the increased load and also increased capacity for the
added resources.
4 Data Management Efficient management of large volumes of data is considered.
5 Connectivity
Connectivity provides secure connections for large data loads and
continuous streaming
6 Security
Transferring and encrypting information securely with the IoT that
introduces new risks and vulnerabilities.
7 Interoperability Connecting all networks together and ensuring data interoperability.
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11. Challenges Confronting an Enterprise [5]
Merges
Innovation
Shifting Power in the Value Chain
Virtual Enterprises
Acquisition
New Business Models
Reduced Protectionism
Outsourcing
Compliance
Novel Technologies
Corporate Governance
Achieving Competitive Advantage
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12. The Evolving Enterprise Architecture
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The Evolving
Enterprise
Architecture
consists of three
well-developed
schools of thought,
all of which are
complementary [6]
Considering the
challenges
confronting today's
enterprises [5],
there is a need for a
new instrument in
the enterprises.
Taking into account
the challenges such as
merges, acquisitions,
novel technologies,
virtual enterprises,
and achieving
competitive
advantage, the IoT
can be considered as
one of the most
suitable tools.
The use of the IoT can
facilitate the
implementation of the
third school of thought
on enterprise
architecture.

13. Common Capabilities
Zero Capabilities
Systematic Capabilities
Innovative Capabilities
Strategic Capabilities
Adaptable Capabilities
Productive Capabilities
The First
School of Thought
The Second
School of Thought
The Third
School of Thought
International
Community
Ecosystem
Business
Enterprise
Functions
Working
System
Processes
Activities
The Levels of Capability Maturity Model in the Enterprise
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14. Enterprise Architecture Internet of Things
The evolving enterprise architecture from a digital
transformation perspective has other areas to study
such as the role of big data and data analytics, which
can be introduced as the future work of this article.
Future Work
Is Available Online:
Presentation

15. References
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International Conference on Information and Communication Technology (ICoICT). IEEE.
[4] Wipro Digital (2017). Enterprise Reference Architecture: A Primer on IoT-Based Systems,
https://wiprodigital.com/2017/11/21/enterprise-reference-architecture-a-primer-on-IoT-based-systems.
[5] M. Op't Land, E. Proper, M. Waage, J. Cloo and C. Steghuis (2008). Enterprise architecture: creating value by informed governance.
Springer Science & Business Media.
[6] J. Lapalme (2012), Three schools of thoughts on enterprise architecture. IT professional, 14(6), 37-43.
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