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 The cloud. It seems inevitable that we’re all headed there. Having the ability to rapidly access massive amounts of information over the Internet with minimal management effort is… well is pretty awesome.  The significant cost burden associated with managing a network and maintaining all the physical needs of a data center disappear when you remove this layer of IT management. CIOs, CTOs, and IT professionals recognize the numerous advantages of the cloud for business transformation; simply stated, they can focus time and talent on delivering the technologies that drive business capabilities while minimizing the distraction of maintaining infrastructure. If it sounds almost too good to be true, well…in the words of Yogi Berra “You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there.”    

It takes support from senior leadership and the right enterprise architecture tool to create an enterprise architecture (EA) program that becomes a powerful driver of growth, innovation, and business strategy. Fannie Mae, a leading source of financing for mortgage lenders has helped more than 50 million low- to middle-income families make homeownership a reality. The company has seen great success with their EA program illustrating that when done right, EA can help companies overcome some of their greatest challenges.

Adoption of the ArchiMate standard by the enterprise architecture world has grown rapidly in recent years. At the end of 2017 it made yet another step forward when it was approved by NATO for use with the NATO Architecture Framework [1]. What are the reasons for ArchiMate’s rise in popularity?

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) recently launched the ‘Modernising Defence Programme’, a wide-ranging initiative designed to ensure the country’s ongoing capability to respond to existing and emerging threats. However, in order to succeed where previous programmes have failed, officials would do well to take a properly a properly structured approach to the initiative.

Business modernization. It sounds like a massive undertaking – and it can be – but it can also be one simple initiative that enhances the way you do business. Moving to the cloud, adopting new technologies, and digital transformation are usually large-scale modernization initiatives, but small projects that move your company forward count as well. Modernizing your business, or saying it in a less intimidating way, updating how you do things, can really be as simple or complex as your needs require. It’s easy to put off investing in modernization because it sounds like it will take too long to achieve and be very expensive, but it can be just one change to your company that improves a business process.

With the digitalization of business, technology leaders need to make sure IT assets properly support current and future business activities. This is not a matter of digital transformation fighting against IT rationalization for importance and priority, but rather a matter of having a well-prepared IT plan. In our digital era, it can often feel like your IT assets are at war against each other. Think of these assets as your army of soldiers that should be well organized to go fight and win the battle against your competition!