This book approaches the vast topic of Enterprise Architecture (EA) from a futuristic viewpoint. While there is substantial literature on EA already published over the last decade, this book approaches it from a business transformation viewpoint. EA is treated as a framework that can be used to understand where the business is today
and what it should do in order to transform into a digital business. That is the theme
of this book.
A key differentiator of this book is the integrated transformation approach that
capitalizes on the EA of the organization. Instead of limiting EA to its contemporary
technical dimension, this book integrates the technologies, business, frameworks,
people, quality, and governance of the organization in order to create a future-ready
business. Thus, this book further dives into the techno-business aspects of Big Data,
Mobile, and Cloud that form the basis for digital business transformation strategies.
The authors’ combined experience of working in the EA space provide practical
hands-on advice to professionals on digital transformations, especially in globally
dispersed medium to large organizations. Furthermore, consulting companies and
individuals will also find this a valuable addition to their bookshelf in terms of practical insights and guidance that we ourselves have gleaned as practitioners. The case studies in this book are based on our experiences and, as such, provide a useful, real world angle to the topic of EA for future digital businesses.