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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

EAFs and methodologies

EAFs provide guidelines for creating and using EAs that describe a model of a system’s architecture. Tools and approaches are provided to facilitate enterprise architects’ work to optimize different architecture domains across the enterprise. They integrate disparate, fragmented manual and automated processes into an environment that is responsive to change and supported by the implementation of business strategies.

EAFs determine how organizations can most effectively achieve their current and future business goals. While EAFs have evolved over the last five decades, there are a few that have been developed and improved over time and are still in use today.

The Open Group Architecture Framework

The initial development of The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) took place in 1995. Newer editions or models offered improved iterations and theories, as was usual at the time in the field of EA. TOGAF was heavily influenced by the US...