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If every new application uses a blank slate for application architecture and design, the result is a hard-to-maintain, hard-to-manage collection of highly diverse and unique applications. Application patterns can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of application delivery and management by using prepackaged design decisions to speed the design process and increase application consistency. Using future application portfolio plans as a guide, an application patterns program identifies major categories of applications and builds profiles, patterns, standards, and guidelines to drive common application architecture implementation.

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