Architecture What is it?
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Architecture
What is it?
Definitions:
The fundamental organization of a system, embodied in The fundamental organization of a system, embodied in its components, their relationships to each other and its components, their relationships to each other and the environment, and the principles governing its the environment, and the principles governing its design and evolution.design and evolution.
A formal description of a system, or a detailed plan of A formal description of a system, or a detailed plan of the system at component level to guide its the system at component level to guide its implementation. implementation.
The structure of components, their inter-relationships, The structure of components, their inter-relationships, and the principles and guidelines governing their design and the principles and guidelines governing their design and evolution over time.and evolution over time.
Benefits:
A more efficient IT operation: A more efficient IT operation:
Lower software development, support, and Lower software development, support, and maintenance costs maintenance costs
Increased portability of applications Increased portability of applications
Improved interoperability and easier system and Improved interoperability and easier system and network management network management
Improved ability to address critical enterprise-wide Improved ability to address critical enterprise-wide issues like security issues like security
Easier upgrade and exchange of system components Easier upgrade and exchange of system components
Benefits:
Better return on existing investment, reduced risk Better return on existing investment, reduced risk for future investment: for future investment:
Reduced complexity in IT infrastructure Reduced complexity in IT infrastructure
Maximum return on investment in existing IT Maximum return on investment in existing IT infrastructure infrastructure
The flexibility to make, buy, or out-source IT solutions The flexibility to make, buy, or out-source IT solutions
Reduced risk overall in new investment, and the Reduced risk overall in new investment, and the costs of IT ownership costs of IT ownership
Benefits:
Faster, simpler, and cheaper procurement: Faster, simpler, and cheaper procurement:
Buying decisions are simpler, because the Buying decisions are simpler, because the information governing procurement is readily information governing procurement is readily available in a coherent plan. available in a coherent plan.
The procurement process is faster - maximizing The procurement process is faster - maximizing procurement speed and flexibility without sacrificing procurement speed and flexibility without sacrificing architectural coherence. architectural coherence.
The ability to procure heterogeneous, multi-vendor The ability to procure heterogeneous, multi-vendor open systems.open systems.
Architecture Domains:
The The Business ArchitectureBusiness Architecture defines the business strategy, defines the business strategy, governance, organization, and key business processes. governance, organization, and key business processes.
The The Data ArchitectureData Architecture describes the structure of an organization's describes the structure of an organization's logical and physical data assets and data management resources. logical and physical data assets and data management resources.
The The Application ArchitectureApplication Architecture provides a blueprint for the provides a blueprint for the individual application systems to be deployed, their interactions, and individual application systems to be deployed, their interactions, and their relationships to the core business processes of the organization. their relationships to the core business processes of the organization.
The The Technology ArchitectureTechnology Architecture describes the logical software and describes the logical software and hardware capabilities that are required to support the deployment of hardware capabilities that are required to support the deployment of business, data, and application services. This includes IT business, data, and application services. This includes IT infrastructure, middleware, networks, communications, processing, infrastructure, middleware, networks, communications, processing, standards, etc. standards, etc.
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