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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

Developing digital skills

According to organizations, the development of the digital skills of employees is one of the most pressing issues of the current era. When organizations decide to implement EA, they typically just relocate their people from one area to another without understanding that not everyone can act and think like an architect. EA is social by nature, not merely an intellectual endeavor. Architectures are difficult to understand from a purely abstract perspective. Even though EA is not new and is in its nascent stage, it still brings several concepts that are difficult for stakeholders to comprehend. Toward achieving trust, the EA effort must be understood by both organizations. People will doubt the value of EA if they have become tech-savvy because their ability to deliver value is already limited.

Poor communication in traditional EA today can also lead to strong resistance to new initiatives in an organization. The EA message must be communicated clearly and...