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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

Complex business agility and IT value realization

The need for business agility can never be overestimated, as agility makes it possible to respond to any type of enterprise change as quickly as it happens. Being able to adapt to market changes by opting for modern technology sets the right foundation for an agile organizational process.

For some, this process can be slow and steady; however, other organizations believe in rapid transition. This adaptation is facilitated by modern tools and digital solutions that help decision-makers take the right steps. The accurate and readily available data is reported and analyzed so that it can be leveraged for the business agility process.

Digitally mature companies are 23% more profitable than their less mature peers. Depending on the size of an organization, the ratio between the extent of digital transformation and the outcome could vary.

The following list of business agility statistics as derived from a thorough analysis and demonstrates...