If your company struggles with systems that no longer fulfill business objectives and processes that fail customer expectations yet are growing in complexity and cost, not to mention risk, then consider a business capability approach to be more adaptive. But, be warned, the benefits extend well beyond reducing complexity, costs and risk.

There’s been a shift in the enterprise architecture field and it’s a welcomed one. Gone are the days when enterprise architects sat in back rooms building models and processes, analyzing useless data, and putting the breaks on innovation projects due to risks and compliance issues.

IT departments often manage a very large number of software technology components that potentially represent a threat to the organization. By limiting the variety of products in use, IT departments can reduce the number of platform conflict problems. Standardization can minimize the risks associated with an uncontrolled technology portfolio, facilitating software licensing and security management.

The impact of new technology on future business is huge. While companies are investing massively in new technologies, companies evolve in a moving environment and need to get well prepared to integrate these technologies into their business models. In this modern era, key to an enterprise architect’s role is understanding new technology trends and working to ensure that applications, systems, and technology support the business.

Digital transformation is not just adding new technologies to the business. Delving straight into adding technologies without proper strategic planning can lead to misalignment of strategic objectives. It is easy to be blinded by the benefits that digital transformation promise, but the hard truth is, 70% of these initiatives will not reach their stated goals, according to Forbes.

This first-in-the-nation consumer privacy law has many people celebrating, but also leaves lots of organizations confused and unsure how to comply. Many in the tech industry are preparing to fight the new law which requires more transparency from websites about their data collection practices.