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Realize Enterprise Architecture with AWS and SAFe

By : Rajnish Harjika
Book Image

Realize Enterprise Architecture with AWS and SAFe

By: Rajnish Harjika

Overview of this book

Agile implementation of enterprise architecture (EA) in the cloud is a powerful organizational tool, but it is challenging, particularly for architects who are used to on-premises environments. This in-depth guide will tell you all you need to know to reap the benefits of applying EA in your organization to achieve operational efficiency. Starting with an overview of the foundations of enterprise architecture, you'll see how it can be applied to AWS as well as explore the frameworks AWS provides for EA, such as the AWS Well-Architected Framework. That's not all – the book shows you how these frameworks align with The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) architecture development method (ADM) and the Zachman Framework so that you can choose the right fit for your organization. As you advance, you'll learn how to apply SAFe to make your organization agile as well as efficient. Once you've gotten to grips with the theory, you can explore use cases and take a quiz at the end of the book to test yourself and see how EA is applied in practice. By the end of this enterprise architecture book, you'll have the skills and knowledge required to apply EA in the cloud with AWS and drive your organization to become super-efficient and agile.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
1
Part 1 – Enterprise Architecture Foundation and Implementation
5
Part 2 – Enterprise Architecture Frameworks
9
Part 3 – SAFe in EA and the Cloud
12
Part 4 – Setting Up an EA

Operation of the Architecture Board

In this section, we will describe the Architecture Board primarily from the perspective of governance.

General

Meetings regarding the Architecture Board need to have clear objectives, topics, and actions. The Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies (COBIT) framework, as an example, explains best practices for board meetings. During these meetings, key decisions will be made regarding the following:

  • Producing quality governance materials and activities
  • Providing a formal mechanism for acceptance through consensus and authorization
  • Implementing a control mechanism that ensures the architectures are implemented successfully
  • Linking architecture implementations with organizational strategy and objectives (business and IT) and maintaining this link
  • Dispensations or policy updates may be needed to realign with the contract in the event of divergence from it

Moreover, the agenda of a meeting regarding...