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   			<title><![CDATA[ Findings: An Enterprise Architecture Program Focus on Current State First Is a Common Mistake]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ A common mistake by new practitioners of enterprise architecture is to focus on "current state" modeling activities as the first phase in their EA efforts. Future-state modeling first is the correct order. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Scalability, Elasticity and Multitenancy on the Road to Cloud Services]]></title>
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ EIA Separates the 'News' From the 'Noise']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Enterprise information architecture is best understood as the process of determining which information assets should be treated as enterprise information, and then creating the requirements, principles and models that strengthen the network effect of sharing such information across the enterprise. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Context-Aware Computing: The Future Is Now]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Context-aware computing offers the opportunity to better target prospects, increase customer intimacy and enhance associate productivity. It represents a significant revenue opportunity for technology and communication service providers. We present advice for enterprises and service providers. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Federate Information Management, Application Integration and SOA Initiatives to Gain Business Benefits]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In most organizations, the disciplines of information management operate independent of the disciplines of application integration and service-oriented architecture. We show how senior executives and architects can federate these disciplines through enterprise architecture to gain business benefits. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Pattern-Based Strategy Will Have a Profound Impact on the Practice of EA]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Pattern-Based Strategy will change the scope, focus and mind-set of enterprise architects. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Analysis of Program Maturity Data: Size May Make a Difference]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Analysis of enterprise architecture maturity data shows a statistically significant relationship between organization revenue size and the ability to evolve enterprise architecture program maturity, an indicator of EA success. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ SOA Health Check: Reconsider Everything, Evolve, Enable Change]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Although nearly 70% of European organizations have adopted service-oriented architecture, few master the art of building SOA to a company's advantage. We reveal how business and IT leaders can use SOA to contain costs, get more from existing assets and exploit discontinuities in the market. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Top EA Challenges in Australia and Singapore Are People and Business Issues]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Clients attending Gartner's enterprise architecture workshop in Australia and Singapore indicated that their top issues and challenges in supporting enterprise architecture primarily are people and business issues. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Trends in Collaborative Modeling]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Model-driven and metadata-driven application development and composition will require organizations to use emerging technologies with greater degrees of collaboration across roles. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ What the C-Suite Needs to Know About EA, and What the EA Team Needs to Know About the C-Suite]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Enterprise architecture is a powerful tool for business leaders. A best-in-class EA program is an invaluable tool to drive efficiency and cost optimization in the enterprise, as well as to ensure that investment drives future growth. This research collection explains why. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Enterprise Architecture Research Index: Enterprise Technology Architecture]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner has published considerable research on ETA, which we also term the "technology viewpoint." This research index presents a simple way to understand and then navigate as needed to the research that is more focused on specific ETA issues. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Enterprise Architecture Research Index: EA Governance]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Without effective enterprise architecture governance, EA content is relegated, by default, to "shelfware," which delivers no value. Clients should leverage this index of Gartner EA governance research to apply best practices. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Enterprise Architecture Research Index: Enterprise Information Architecture]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Interest in enterprise information architecture is growing, but many still don't understand the term or its role in enterprise architecture. Gartner provides a summary and an index of the most relevant research on EIA, organized by EA Activity Cycle. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Enterprise Architecture Research Index: Enterprise Architecture Tools]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Enterprise architecture tools help to assemble, integrate, analyze and present information related to enterprise architecture. We summarize research that analyzes aspects of these tools and related products. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Enterprise Architecture Research Index: Enterprise Architecture Case Studies]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Case studies can be extremely useful in understanding how research is applied and best practices are implemented in reality. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=165931&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Beyond Survival: Leverage EA Best Practices to Thrive]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ During the current economic downturn, it is critical to ensure that EA efforts are delivering and demonstrating business value. This collection of research examines best and worst EA practices that architects should learn to increase their success rate and impact. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Client Platforms Spotlight: Evaluating if Server-Based Computing Is Right for You]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Server-based computing offers some enterprises compelling financial, security, operational and organizational benefits. As the technology has matured, organizations are applying server-based computing in a more-targeted manner to help lower the cost and risk associated with PC computing. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=141339&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ What Grid Computing Is Really About]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Grid computing uses a mesh of computers to perform complex tasks, but is not fully understood by all its potential users. This Spotlight dispels misconceptions about an emerging technology and shows how to profit from it. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Understand the Maturity of Your Enterprise Architecture Program]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Eight dimensions characterize an enterprise architecture program's maturity. Maturity is critical to a program's effectiveness. Understanding a program's maturity will enable businesses to set achievable goals and remove barriers to success. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Gartner's Enterprise Architecture Process and Framework Help Meet 21st Century Challenges]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner's new view of enterprise architecture provides a solid base for new research into the discipline and gives our clients insight into the best practices for building a well-defined, well-aligned enterprise architecture in a mature, productive enterprise architecture program. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2005</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Aligning Enterprise Architecture With the Top Business Priorities of 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ All successful enterprise architecture programs are highly business-driven. This research shows how to align EA with the Gartner CIO survey's list of top business priorities in 2009. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Align Enterprise Architecture to the Top 2009 CIO Priorities]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The top CIO strategic priorities represent the major concerns that IT organizations face in addressing business needs. The chief architect must show the high value of the enterprise architecture program by demonstrating alignment with business and CIO issues. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=169317&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Why Do Enterprise Architecture?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Many EA stakeholders keep asking, "Why are we doing EA?" This research provides simple answers for effectively communicating EA's purpose and value to different constituencies in IT and the business. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Link EA to Business Outcomes to Demonstrate Value]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Many EA teams have struggled to link EA efforts with business value and their corollary, demonstrable metrics. Here, we explore how to determine the business impacts that are driving EA efforts, and how these should be used to demonstrate the business value of EA. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Guide for Determining EA Business Value]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ To understand and to ensure that organizations deliver business value from EA, senior executives should guide and push their EA teams to focus on business outcomes, not just on capabilities. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Cost Optimization Using Enterprise Information Architecture: Go Smaller, Simpler and Smarter to Meet Savings Goals]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Through the process of enterprise architecture, organizations develop the information viewpoint. We present three examples for using EIA to support cost optimization efforts. These examples illustrate how organizations achieve short-term savings targets that support longer-term business strategies. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ EA and Cost Optimization, Part 1: Cutting IT Costs]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ EA teams should take a significant role in cost optimization efforts. This note explores EA's role and specific techniques for cutting IT costs. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ EA and Cost Optimization, Part 2: Cutting Costs Beyond IT]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Enterprise architecture can take a significant role in business cost optimization, while improving synergy and alignment of IT efforts. EA must address the 94% of business spending that is not IT. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ EA and Cost Optimization, Part 3: Getting Started]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Generalized cost optimization techniques must be selectively applied based on the specific circumstances of the enterprise and EA program maturity. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=166704&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Functional Criteria to Select an EA Tool]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Finding the right enterprise architecture tool requires careful evaluation of a vendor's vision and ability to execute on that vision. Here, we address a subset of these evaluation criteria, those dealing with tool functions. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Enterprise Architecture Research Index: Integrating Enterprise Architecture With Business Strategy]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This research index presents Gartner's considerable published research on improving the business strategy alignment of enterprise architecture work, with specific focus on the business context and common requirements vision definition. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=166041&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Communication Is Key to Enterprise Architecture Success]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Solid communication is needed to demonstrate value and secure stakeholder support for enterprise architecture, especially during an economic downturn. This set of research offers guidance and tools to help EA teams build superior communication plans and capabilities. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Key Issues for Enterprise Architecture, 2008-2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner's EA research agenda is focused on providing clients with actionable advice, fact-based research and Toolkits to empower clients to support enterprise architecture that has a high impact today and into the future. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Building the Enterprise Architecture Team]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Enterprise architecture success is about people. Building an effective team is a challenge for most companies because of the shortage of people with the skills and talents required for EA. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Role Overview: Chief Enterprise Architect]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The focus of the chief enterprise architect's role is to ensure that the business strategy, along with any relevant trends, is expressed in the enterprise's processes and systems. A major goal of this role is to facilitate change in a way that maximizes its value and minimizes the associated "pain." ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Role Definition and Organization Structure: Chief Enterprise Architect]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The chief enterprise architect leads the program to develop, maintain, govern and evolve the enterprise architecture. Several key relationships and organizational imperatives are critical to this role's success. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Myth Busting: What Enterprise Architecture Is Not]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Misperceptions regarding the role of EA abound in most organizations, often resulting in conflicts over decision rights between the EA team and other groups. Clearly identifying the role of EA, and what EA is not, can help to break down barriers and increase the impact and value of EA. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Issues for Chief Architects When Outsourcing IT Services]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Architects struggle to manage their relationships with service providers due to a lack of clarity for enterprise architecture responsibility. Using a structured approach to clarify the relationships can smooth the path for collaborative success. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=153080&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Service-Oriented Architecture Overview and Guide to SOA Research]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Service-oriented architecture is an architectural style for business applications that are modular, distributable, clearly defined, swappable and sharable. It has become one of the most important concepts in modern application design. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=154463&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Follow These Best Practices to Optimize Architecture Tool Benefits]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Tools can provide significant benefits to an enterprise architecture program, but only if they are used appropriately. Gartner has identified eight best practices to maximize their benefits. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Defining the 'Enterprise' in Your Enterprise Architecture]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner recommends that architects follow a four-step federated-planning approach to identify the span of control for their enterprise architecture efforts. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Enterprise Architectures Provide Business Benefits Only When They're Used]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Many organizations fail to realize the benefits of enterprise architecture because their staffs don't immediately rush to use it in their work. Define, develop and encourage the behaviors in the development organization that ensure that the standards and guidelines articulated in the EA are used. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2005</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The Essential Building Blocks for Enterprise Information Management]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Faced with a myriad of information management challenges, many organizations struggle to achieve efficiency, flexibility and agility. Use Gartner's EIM framework to overcome barriers and deliver comprehensive results. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2005</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The Seven Fatal Mistakes of Enterprise Architecture]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner is often asked about best practices for enterprise architecture. There are also "worst practices" that should be avoided if you want your architecture to be successful. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2005</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Hype Cycle for Application Architecture, 2008]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Developing and deploying applications according to new architectures is a key discipline required to gain the benefits of service orientation, cloud computing, real-time infrastructures and many other new IT developments. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Magic Quadrant for Managed File Transfer]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The perfect storm of compliance, risk, governance and performance has caused vendors in the managed file transfer space to segment and specialize. Still, there are enough commonalities to make "apples to apples" comparisons. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ EA tools provide a repository to store, structure and relate a wide variety of information. The tools also support the analysis and presentation of this information to meet stakeholder needs. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=156427&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Vendor Rating: IBM]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This research is Gartner's 2009 vendor rating for IBM. It evaluates the entire company and its offerings. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Cool Vendors in Enterprise Architecture, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ We highlight two small vendors with fresh approaches: one with metrics and innovative graphics, and the other providing an affordable entry point that leverages users' Visio skills. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=165537&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Magic Quadrant for Managed File Transfer]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The perfect storm of compliance, risk, governance and performance has caused vendors in the managed file transfer space to segment and specialize. Still, there are enough commonalities to make "apples to apples" comparisons. ]]></description>
		
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 			<title><![CDATA[ Gartner Enterprise Architecture Foundation Summit]]></title> 
  	
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