The New Enterprise Architecture

Enterprise architecture is about building for success. To do it right, you need to know how to:

		align your architecture with your business goals

		create order from chaos

		manage critical success factors

This three-part report explains what you need to know about the real-time enterprise. Key issues and concepts about each of the key areas — planning, support, and infrastructure — are explained below. Read more

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Align Your Business Goals With Your Enterprise Architecture

Enterprise architecture and business architecture are often dealt with separately. However, they need to be developed together. It's the only way to make sure the IT environment keeps pace with the business environment.

Build Your Next-Generation Enterprise Architecture

Almost all enterprise architecture projects have a common goal — to create order from chaos. To help you achieve this goal, this collection of new Gartner research examines some of the objectives, strategies, and components of the next-generation of enterprise architecture.

Manage Your Enterprise Architecture

Gartner analyst Jeff Schulman describes the "critical success factors" for managing and governing enterprise architecture. He also explains why IT departments must focus more on agility and somewhat less on efficiency so that enterprises can collaborate and operate in "real-time."