Stéphane Vanrechem

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The Enterprise Architecture Tool Market Starts 2025 With A Notable Merger

Stéphane Vanrechem January 10, 2025
In a Forrester landscape report published in May 2024, we predicted that M&A activity would continue to change and disrupt the enterprise architecture management suite (EAMS) market. This trend started in 2023, continued throughout 2024, and now, amazingly, as we enter 2025, the market has reached a further peak.
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Mergers And Acquisitions Continue To Reshape The EA Tool Market

Stéphane Vanrechem December 17, 2024
In November 2023, LeanIX was absorbed by SAP; in September 2024, Ardoq acquired ShiftX; and most recently, on December 11, 2024, Orbus Software announced its acquisition of Capsifi. All these acquisitions point to a significant shift in the enterprise architecture management suite space. Orbus Software, recognized as one of the leading vendors in The Forrester […]
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Choose The Enterprise Architecture Management Suite That Best Supports Your Transformation

Stéphane Vanrechem December 10, 2024
Who are the top vendors in the enterprise architecture management space and what sets them apart? Find out in this preview of the new Forrester Wave™ on enterprise architecture management suites.
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AI And GenAI Are Game-Changers For Enterprise Architecture Leaders

Stéphane Vanrechem October 29, 2024
Generative AI has started to drive new levels of business value as it cuts across different domains of business operations. Learn how AI and genAI will disrupt the enterprise architecture discipline in this preview of a new report.
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Celebrating Excellence: DRÄXLMAIER Group Wins The 15th Annual Enterprise Architecture Award In EMEA

Stéphane Vanrechem September 23, 2024
Learn more about the enterprise architecture practice at DRÄXLMAIER Group, winner of this year’s EA Award for EMEA.
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Architects Demonstrate Value By Showcasing Business Outcomes

Stéphane Vanrechem July 3, 2024
Enterprise architecture teams must take action to demonstrate their value to the overall business — read this blog for some key best practices and activities that EA professionals can undertake.
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Announcing The Enterprise Architecture Management Suites Landscape, Q2 2024

Stéphane Vanrechem May 24, 2024
Enterprise Architecture Management Suites Are An Architect’s Ally Enterprise architecture management suites (EAMSes) are fundamental to running a successful architecture practice. EAMS tools are being used to help architecture teams manage architecture risk, reduce cost, and support organizations in proactively managing their technical debt. AI use cases are flourishing in this market, freeing up architects’ […]
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EA Teams Struggle To Communicate Architecture’s Value

Stéphane Vanrechem April 4, 2024
The maturity of enterprise architecture (EA) varies greatly across companies, industries, and geographies. In France, 84% agree that their teams are effective in communicating EA's value, while just 54% of UK respondents agree. Learn more in this preview of upcoming research on the value proposition for enterprise architecture
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Discover The Foundational Priorities And Capabilities That Every Architect Must Adopt

Stéphane Vanrechem September 12, 2023
Enterprise architects want a best-in-class enterprise architecture department, but they can only achieve this by having the right foundational priorities and architecture capabilities. Learn how in our new research.
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LeanIX To Be Acquired By SAP In Q4 2023: A Vote Of Confidence By SAP In Enterprise Architecture

Stéphane Vanrechem September 8, 2023
LeanIX, a privately held enterprise architecture (EA) management solution, is set to be acquired by SAP, as announced on September 7, 2023 (click here). SAP has made this strategic acquisition to offer SAP clients access to a complete suite of tools essential for continuous business transformation. It includes AI-driven process optimization, particularly in enterprise architecture. […]
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Is The Enterprise Architecture Discipline Mature Enough?

Stéphane Vanrechem February 28, 2023
Would it surprise you to know 30% of EA departments are being disbanded? Find out why and how to keep yours from becoming one of them.
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Meet The New EMEA Enterprise Architecture Analyst

Stéphane Vanrechem December 14, 2022
What Topics Will You Be Covering At Forrester? I am part of the Forrester Decisions for Technology Architecture & Delivery service. I will be authoring research for the “Lead A High-Performing Enterprise Architecture Practice” priority. Briefly said, I will help clients be more proficient in the enterprise architecture (EA) discipline from a digital, sustainable, and […]