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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

AWS EA tenets and EA domains

The quality and consistency of decision-making play a major role in the overall process and outcome of an initiative. To ensure the best possible infrastructure, certain AWS EA principles need to be considered. They are a set of guidelines to be followed as they describe the big picture of the enterprise, specifically the technological capabilities and their impact on the institution. The principles are well in sync with the business mission and goals, and each one of them has a unique definition and implementation process.

All information about the organization’s ultimate goal, set of agendas, and mission is defined by enterprise principles to ensure harmony among processes in a company. Within a business unit (BU) or organizational unit (OU), IT, human resources (HR), domestic operations, or overseas operations are important elements of any enterprise principle. Principles that are used to inform architecture development need to be well aligned...