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Architectural Patterns

By : Anupama Murali, Harihara Subramanian J, Pethuru Raj Chelliah
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Architectural Patterns

By: Anupama Murali, Harihara Subramanian J, Pethuru Raj Chelliah

Overview of this book

Enterprise Architecture (EA) is typically an aggregate of the business, application, data, and infrastructure architectures of any forward-looking enterprise. Due to constant changes and rising complexities in the business and technology landscapes, producing sophisticated architectures is on the rise. Architectural patterns are gaining a lot of attention these days. The book is divided in three modules. You'll learn about the patterns associated with object-oriented, component-based, client-server, and cloud architectures. The second module covers Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) patterns and how they are architected using various tools and patterns. You will come across patterns for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Event-Driven Architecture (EDA), Resource-Oriented Architecture (ROA), big data analytics architecture, and Microservices Architecture (MSA). The final module talks about advanced topics such as Docker containers, high performance, and reliable application architectures. The key takeaways include understanding what architectures are, why they're used, and how and where architecture, design, and integration patterns are being leveraged to build better and bigger systems.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Architecture development method (ADM)

The core of the TOGAF architecture is the ADM. It provides a set of tested and repeatable processes for developing enterprise architectures.

The following are the key activities that are captured in the ADM:

  • Establish a framework for architecture
  • Develop content for architecture
  • Provide guidance for realization of architectures

All the ADM activities follow an iterative cycle, which includes both architecture definition and realization. This helps the organizations to transform their architectures in a step-wise manner that is aligned with their business goals and opportunities. The phases of an ADM are shown in the following diagram:

Activities that happen in each phase within the ADM are explained as follows:

  • Preliminary phase: The main initiation activities that are required for architecture capability building are done. Some examples...