Forrester

For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:Forrester's Enterprise Reference Architecture Tool Kit: Documentation Templates

Design patterns, proven technology stacks, and well-documented application infrastructure are fundamental tools for promoting common practices in the design of business solutions. Enterprises create...

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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:Forrester's Enterprise Reference Architecture Tool Kit: Overview

Materials To Promote Understanding Reference Architectures And Their Value

Design patterns, proven technology stacks, and well-documented application infrastructure are fundamental tools for promoting common practices in the design of business solutions. Enterprises often...

• Downloads: 1582

For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:Forrester's Enterprise Reference Architecture Tool Kit: Examples And Process Guides

Design patterns, proven technology stacks, and well-documented application infrastructure are fundamental tools for promoting common practices in the design of business solutions. Enterprises create...

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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:Using Business Capability Maps To Guide Application Portfolio Rationalization

Business' Process Goals Strongly Influence Application Strategy

Most firms have application portfolios with significant redundancy — a legacy of how business needs have been funded or past merger and acquisition activity. Firms initiate application...

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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:The State Of Enterprise Architecture 2010: Organization, Priorities, And Support

The EA team of 2009 reports high into the IT organization (either to the CIO or senior planning roles beneath the CIO), has broad acceptance and support, and spends about half its time on strategic...

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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:The Top 15 Technology Trends EA Should Watch

IT organizations need to inform their annual and longer-term plans with an understanding of how changes in technology will enable business outcomes. EA groups are the logical leaders for this effort....

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For CIO Professionals

Report:CIOs: Are You Ready For Business Mobility?

In order to keep pace with the growth of business mobility without falling prey to its potential risks, IT must be able to efficiently address complex issues ranging from service provisioning, device...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:CIOs: Use An SOA Investment Road Map To Reach Strategic SOA

Avoid Duplication And Incompatibility With Justifiable Investment Increments

Firms are turning to service-oriented architecture (SOA) for cost-effective flexibility and enhanced usage of legacy IT. But the shift to SOA doesn't come easy and doesn't come cheap. Building an...

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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:An Oracle-BEA Combo: How It Will Affect You

By acquiring BEA Software's wealth of large corporate customers and well-respected middleware products, Oracle would be second only to IBM in that key market. Oracle's Larry Ellison has long...

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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:The IT Strategic Plan Step-By-Step

Deliver An Actionable Plan In A Reasonable Timeframe

It's April and you are four months into your organization's fiscal year. You know that within six months you'll need to have your operating plan for the upcoming year in fairly solid shape. You also...

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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:EA Governance Provides Traction

Ensuring That Plans And Road Maps Turn Into Reality

Enterprise architecture (EA) governance links EA plans to IT action, ensuring that IT planning, project portfolio management, and project execution align with enterprise goals. Two major approaches...

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