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Enterprise Architecture Articles

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Tools of the Trade [January 2012]
by Bob Rhubart
Asked to describe their favorite architecture tools, community members offer some surprising responses.

Architect: Out of the Tower, into the Trenches [November 2011]
by Bob Rhubart
Community members talk about overcoming resentment toward IT architects and architecture.

Butting Heads: Why IT and Business Don't Get Along [September 2011]
by Aki Iskhandar
The tension between the IT and business camps within companies is the result of incompatible life cycles. And the problem is getting worse.

Bridging the Gap Between Enterprise Architecture and Solution Architecture [September 2011]
by Manuel Ricca
How EA and SA can work together to effectively build an architectural landscape and reap maximum benefits with minimum waste.

Finding the Value in SOA | CIO Update [August 2011]
by Stephen Bennett
Confronted with the age old problems of agility and complexity, today’s CIOs are under more pressure than ever to improve the strategic value of IT to the business.

Software Architecture: It's a Lot of Talk [May 2011]
by Bob Rhubart
Architects talk about the activity that takes up most of their time-- and why it is important.

On the Software Architect Trail [March 2011]
by Bob Rhubart
Architect community members talk about the education, training, and career paths that led to their roles as IT architects.

The EA Roadmap to Rationalize, Standardize, and Consolidate the IT Portfolio [February 2011]
by Alan Levine
An effective rationalization, standardization, and consolidation process can help organizations understand their current Enterprise Architecture maturity level and move forward on the appropriate roadmap.

Enterprise Architecture in Interesting Times [January 2011]
by Bob Rhubart
Voices from the community on the forces that are shaping enterprise architecture in the second decade of the twenty-first century.

Using Business Architecture to Drive IT/Business Alignment [January 2011]
by Roy Hunter
Too much focus on IT architecture can complicate the transformation from a technology-centric to a business-centric approach.


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