Guide to Enterprise IT Architecture (Springer Professional Computing)

IT architecture is a critical tool that defines the components or building blocks that comprise an organization¿s overall information system. This guide provides a comprehensive and practical introduction and reference for the IT architecture design of an enterprise organization¿s information system. Covering the full spectrum of IT technical architectural concerns---from technical issues and flexible method development to business strategy and models---the reader is guided through the cycle of design and development with proven methods and practices. The presentation is primarily based on the method of The Open Group Architectural Framework (TOGAF) standards. Features and topics: \*comprehensive and unified overview of all aspects of IT architecture design, implementation and strategic adaptability \*detailed examples and case studies to systematically illustrate development methods and the process cycle \*extensive summary charts, tables, and step-by-step procedures for quick use and reference \*uses the TOGAF development framework and process, the accepted international standard for an enterprise \*presents comprehensive explanation of the IT technical architecture concepts and methods \*integrates strategic issues with the context and content of IT architecture design to ensure strategic goals are incorporated This highly readable reference provides a rich resource of tools and strategic insights for all practitioners, professionals and developers in information technology, database systems, and enterprise systems administration. With its accessible style and intuitive topic development, the book is an authoritative guide to the power, versatility and strategic utility of IT architecture.

it Architecture Is A Critical Tool That Defines The Components Or Building Blocks That Comprise An Organization¿s Overall Information System. This Guide Provides A Comprehensive And Practical Introduction And Reference For The It Architecture Design Of An Enterprise Organization¿s Information System.

covering The Full Spectrum Of It Technical Architectural Concerns—-from Technical Issues And Flexible Method Development To Business Strategy And Models—-the Reader Is Guided Through The Cycle Of Design And Development With Proven Methods And Practices. The Presentation Is Primarily Based On The Method Of The Open Group Architectural Framework (togaf) Standards.

features And Topics:

*comprehensive And Unified Overview Of All Aspects Of It Architecture Design, Implementation And Strategic Adaptability

*detailed Examples And Case Studies To Systematically Illustrate Development Methods And The Process Cycle

*extensive Summary Charts, Tables, And Step-by-step Procedures For Quick Use And Reference

*uses The Togaf Development Framework And Process, The Accepted International Standard For An Enterprise

*presents Comprehensive Explanation Of The It Technical Architecture Concepts And Methods

*integrates Strategic Issues With The Context And Content Of It Architecture Design To Ensure Strategic Goals Are Incorporated

this Highly Readable Reference Provides A Rich Resource Of Tools And Strategic Insights For All Practitioners, Professionals And Developers In Information Technology, Database Systems, And Enterprise Systems Administration. With Its Accessible Style And Intuitive Topic Development, The Book Is An Authoritative Guide To The Power, Versatility And Strategic Utility Of It Architecture.

The text will provide a comprehensive and pragmatic introduction and advanced reference to the context, definition realization of technical architecture in information and database technology. Covering nearly the full spectrum of architectural concern, we also illustrate and concretize the notion of traceability from business goals, strategy through to technical architecture, providing the reader with a holistic and commanding view. The work has two mutually supportive foci: (a) information technology technical architecture, the in-depth, illustrative and contemporary treatment of which comprises the core and majority of the book; and (b) a strategic and business context, to which a technical architecture tends to enshrine only a partially visible connection. The introduction and description of TOGAF (The Open Group Architectural Framework) as a foundation architecture sets the scene for exploring the notion of the technical reference model, standards information base and the overarching architectural development method. Topics and features: - comprehensive treatment of technical architecture - covers all aspects of the technical architecture development "process"--Utilizes a contemporary problems area (E- Business enablement for organizations with an existing IT infrastructure) - provides the motivated reader with practical reference work, written by practicing architects - is an exposition that disseminates precious field heuristics - that is, proven qualitative and quantitative 'rules' that guide information architects in their role of the Architecture Forum, and to the evolution of TOGAF, to ensure that others make a fair contribution in return. So much for legal necessities. I turn now to the additional information and resources that I hope the reader will ?nd of interest. The Development of TOGAF TOGAF has come a long way since its inception in 1994 at the instigation of The Open Group’s User Council (as it then was)—representatives of the computer user community among The Open Group membership. The original motivations for TOGAF were very much as Tony and Col have expounded so eloquently in the early chapters of this book. The original development of TOGAF was based on the Technical - chitecture Framework for Information Management (TAFIM) developed by the U.S. Department of Defense. The DoD gave The Open Group - plicit permission and encouragement to create TOGAF by building on the TAFIM, which itself represented hundreds of person-years of dev- opment effort and millions of dollars of U.S. government investment. Starting from this sound foundation, the members of The Open Group’s Architecture Forum have developed successive versions of TOGAF over the years and published them on The Open Group’s public Web site. TOGAF-Related Resources The Open Group’s Architecture Forum portal at http://www.opengroup. org/architecture/ provides a ‘‘way in’’ to the information sources - scribed in the remainder of this Foreword. The TOGAF documentation can be viewed freely online at http:// www.opengroup.org/public/arch/. Covering the full spectrum of IT technical architectural concerns--from technical issues and flexible method development to business strategy and models--this book guides the reader through the cycle of design and development with proven methods and practices. The presentation is intuitive and focused, and is primarily based on the method of The Open Group Architectural Framework (TOGAF) standards accepted internationally for enterprises.Features: * Comprehensive and unified overview of all design and implementation aspects of IT architecture * Integrates practical strategic issues with the context and content of IT architecture design * Detailed examples and case studies to illustrate development methods and the process cycle * Extensive and accessible summary charts, tables, and step-by-step procedures * Comprehensive explanation of the IT technical architecture concepts and methods This authoritative, highly readable reference for the IT architecture design of an enterprise organization's information system provides a rich resource of tools and strategic insights for all practitioners, professionals and developers in information technology, database systems, and enterprise systems administration. GuidetoEnterpriseITArchite1035_f.jpg......Page 1 1.pdf......Page 2 2.pdf......Page 26 3.pdf......Page 46 4.pdf......Page 67 5.pdf......Page 101 6.pdf......Page 120 7.pdf......Page 148 8.pdf......Page 191 9.pdf......Page 222 10.pdf......Page 265 11.pdf......Page 280 12.pdf......Page 334 13.pdf......Page 385 14.pdf......Page 417 15.pdf......Page 444 16.pdf......Page 456