Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise architecture (EA) is the process of translating business vision and strategy into effective enterprise change by creating, communicating and improving the key requirements, principles and models that describe the enterprise's future state and enable its evolution.
The scope of the enterprise architecture includes the people, processes, information and technology of the enterprise, and their relationships to one another and to the external environment. Enterprise architects compose holistic solutions that address the business challenges of the enterprise and support the governance needed to implement them.
Link to Gartner's Enterprise Architecture definition
Enterprise Architecture Events
Enterprise Architecture Summit
- 14-15 May 2012
- London, UK
- The Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit 2012 brings together the largest number of Chief Enterprise Architects in Europe and the Middle East. It is the premiere meeting place for enterprise architects, strategists, planners and innovation specialists.
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Enterprise Architecture Summit
- 23-24 May 2012
- National Harbor, MD
- The Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit 2012 brings together the largest number of Chief Enterprise Architects in the Americas. It is the premiere community gathering for enterprise architects, strategists and planners.
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Enterprise Architecture Webinars
Best Practices in Enterprise and Applications Architecture
- Hosted by Betsy Burton & Daniel Sholler
- Research VPs
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Best and Worst Enterprise & Application Architecture Practices
- Hosted by Betsy Burton & Michael J. Blechar
- Research VPs
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Enterprise Architecture Research
Predicts 2011: Enterprise Architecture Shifting Focus to Business Value Outcomes
11 November 2010
New trends in enterprise architecture reflect the importance of measuring, delivering and demonstrating business value outcomes and IT impacts. These trends are reflected in our enterprise architecture predictions for 2011 and beyond.
Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools
28 October 2010
While the primary purpose of an enterprise architecture tool is to store, integrate and structure information related to EA, EA tools must also support the creation, collection, analysis and presentation of this information to meet stakeholder needs.
ITScore for Enterprise Architecture
17 September 2010
Gartner's ITScore for Enterprise Architecture assesses the maturity of an EA program across eight critical dimensions. We provide a detailed description of this model and the five maturity levels defined in it.
Hype Cycle for Enterprise Architecture
16 July 2010
In this first edition of Gartner's enterprise architecture Hype Cycle, we discuss the current and future evolution of EA practices, disciplines and technologies, with a focus on EA renewal, frameworks, approaches and viewpoints.
