Enterprise architecture (EA) is a strategic planning process that integrates business and IT strategy to improve both financial efficiency and business effectiveness. Done right, it can be a powerful mechanism for advancing the business strategy of enterprises.
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A top challenge for EA practitioners is demonstrating the business value of enterprise architecture, but less than 44% of EA practitioners have any defined metrics. Here, we explore how to determine the business impacts driving EA efforts, and how to use them to demonstrate the business value of EA.
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Enterprise Architecture Events
- July 29 - August 1, 2013 | San Diego, CA
- Gartner Catalyst Conference is the must-attend event of the year for technical professionals tasked with developing and executing on a strategy to leverage mobile, cloud, and big data to drive operational effectiveness and competitive advantage. Catalyst – as the name implies – is about driving meaningful change in the industry and your organization.
Hot topics to be covered:
- What is the impact of Convergence?
- Developing an effective mobile and BYOD strategy
- Building optimized hybrid clouds
- Deploying production–ready Big Data solutions
- Risk management, security and access control
- 19 June 2013 | Frankfurt, Germany
- Mobility is transforming the enterprise. IT can lead, follow or get out of the way. IT professionals must proactively execute an effective mobile strategy NOW, and deliver on the promise of mobility without putting the enterprise at risk.
Hot topics to be covered:
- Bring Your Own Mobile Device Policies
- Mobility Technical Architectures
- Identity, SSO & Security for Mobile Devices
- Building Applications for Mobile Environments
- Governance & Management of Mobile Devices
- North America
- Europe, Middle East and Africa
- Gartner Catalyst Conference
- July 29 - August 1 2013 | San Diego, CA
- A powerful intersection of mobility, cloud and information technologies is making significant promises to end users — and now IT organizations must deliver on them. The concept of "any device, any service, any source" is the new business reality.
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- Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit
- 22-23 May 2013 | National Harbor, MD
- The Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit 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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- Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit
- 14-15 May 2013 | London, UK
- The Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit 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 Foundation Seminars
- 5-6 June 2012 | Sydney, Australia
13-14 June 2012 | Melbourne, Australia
- The Gartner Enterprise Architecture Foundation Seminars provide the fundamentals of developing a world-class model for an EA program. Through hands-on exercises and classroom-style attention, EA practitioners will learn a disciplined process – from planning, implementation and governance to organizational roles and integration.
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