CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

CIOs often have a love-hate relationship with enterprise architecture. On the one hand, enterprise architects play a key role in selecting platforms, developing technical capabilities, and driving standards. The sponsor’s primary responsibility is to secure funding and justify the business value of the investment.

Agile 145

Agile Enterprise Enterprise Architecture 145

Forrester IT

MAY 30, 2023

Over the past 14 years, we’ve recognized 66 EA Award winners, showcasing how accountable, agile, continuous, influential, pragmatic, and valuable EA practices drive organizational adaptivity, creativity, and resilience.

Architecture 195

Architecture Enterprise Enterprise Agile 195

Forrester IT

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The underlying premise is that business leaders are demanding that their business moves faster - everything from updating digital capabilities to bringing more agility in how firms work with customers and suppliers. In theory, enterprise architecture is a key capability to moving faster. The result? Read more.

Architecture 150

Architecture Enterprise Enterprise Agile 150

Forrester IT

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In the waters of enterprise software, ships like IBM, Microsoft, and SAP are well-known names. Singer and pianist Little Richard once said: “It’s not the size of the ship; it’s the size of the Waves”. Their size, breadth of coverage, brand recognition, and market influence reflect their success. As does their revenue.

Enterprise 273

Enterprise Enterprise Software Software 273

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Enterprise architecture definition Enterprise architecture (EA) is the practice of analyzing, designing, planning, and implementing enterprise analysis to successfully execute on business strategies.

Architecture 128

Architecture Enterprise Enterprise Agile 128

Social, Agile and Transformation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

I have been introducing different aspects of StarCIO Agile Planning. Prior to that, I posted on how StarCIO Agile Planning drives architecture standards and developing great products! This week I published a first white paper titled StarCIO Agile Planning: The Missing Practices to Gain. Get the white paper!

Agile 175

Agile Architecture Development Software Development 175

Forrester IT

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In some past Forrester/InfoWorld Enterprise Architecture Awards competitions, we had named themes to align entries and winners to the current needs of modern enterprise architecture (EA) programs. The winners of the 2019 Forrester/InfoWorld Enterprise Architecture Awards […].

Architecture 186

Architecture Government Enterprise Enterprise 186

Forrester IT

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In the waters of enterprise software, ships like IBM, Microsoft, and SAP are well-known names. Singer and pianist Little Richard once said: “It’s not the size of the ship; it’s the size of the Waves”. Their size, breadth of coverage, brand recognition, and market influence reflect their success. As does their revenue.

Enterprise 221

Enterprise Enterprise Software Software 221

TM Forum

AUGUST 19, 2021

I was in a technical meeting recently when the head of network architecture and strategy for a global mobile operator said, “Telcos don’t want to be telcos anymore.” For the CSP, revenue growth lies with the enterprises that will drive IoT-based opportunities. Decoupled architecture increases flexibility.

Architecture 130

Architecture Enterprise Enterprise Policies 130

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

More organizations than ever have adopted some sort of enterprise architecture framework, which provides important rules and structure that connect technology and the business. The results of this company’s enterprise architecture journey are detailed in IDC PeerScape: Practices for Enterprise Architecture Frameworks (September 2024).

Architecture 115

Architecture Enterprise Enterprise Disaster Recovery 115

Forrester IT

MARCH 12, 2020

To contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus after the Chinese New Year, local governments in China forced enterprises to delay their back-to-work dates and encouraged them to adopt remote working. This, in turn, gave a direct and significant boost to the domestic enterprise collaboration market.

Enterprise 348

Enterprise Enterprise Meeting Government 348

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Data architecture definition Data architecture describes the structure of an organizations logical and physical data assets, and data management resources, according to The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF). An organizations data architecture is the purview of data architects. Optimize data flows for agility.

Architecture 98

Architecture Data Fractional CTO Storage 98

Forrester IT

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

In past Forrester and InfoWorld Enterprise Architecture Awards competitions, we had named themes to align entries and winners to the current needs of modern enterprise architecture (EA) programs. But the winners of the 2018 Forrester/InfoWorld Enterprise Architecture Award show […].

Architecture 278

Architecture Enterprise Enterprise Programming 278

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Keeping the enterprise running has never been an easy task. To the casual end-user, manager, or C-suite exec, an enterprise architect’s job is magical. For all its advances, enterprise architecture remains a new world filled with tasks and responsibilities no one has completely figured out. No one knows anything.

Architecture 122

Architecture Enterprise Enterprise Trends 122

Forrester IT

AUGUST 7, 2020

A few days ago, I discussed application architecture in banking with a banking software vendor. Starting from there, we had a look at that vendor’s core banking solutions and further back-end systems such as trade finance. The vendor quickly suggested that its solutions align with Forrester’s concept of a lean core.

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Banking Architecture Applications Software 482

Social, Agile and Transformation

AUGUST 19, 2024

One problem leads to many solutions, which can drive architects, DevOps, and data science teams to debate and dispute platforms and architectures.

Architecture 130

Architecture Agile Devops How To 130

Forrester IT

APRIL 23, 2019

(With Dave Bartoletti and John Rymer) The biggest announcement out of the Google Cloud Next conference in early April was the general availability of its Cloud Services Platform but with a new brand name: Anthos.

Enterprise 359

Enterprise Enterprise Conference Cloud 359

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 30, 2022

The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) is an enterprise architecture methodology that offers a high-level framework for enterprise software development. TOGAF 10 brings a stronger focus to organizations using the agile methodology, making it easier to apply the framework to an organization’s specific needs.

Architecture 111

Architecture Enterprise Enterprise Agile 111

Fountainhead

JANUARY 11, 2021

(A version of this Blog originally published on Auth0 Blogs ) Apps are becoming componentized and API-based to facilitate reuse and agility; Identity management cloud services will help. "In The nature of enterprise systems IAM needs to interface with will always change.

Agile 162

Agile Applications Architecture Cloud 162

TM Forum

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Adoption of automated processes, data analytics and open architectures can enable organization-wide agility, but without the human factor – that is, a workforce that understands the value of agility – it’s an unattainable goal.

Agile 103

Agile Enterprise Enterprise Architecture 103

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 28, 2022

Here, agility is essential, and smart IT leaders are doubling down on efforts to streamline IT, whether that involves reprioritizing projects and realigning the IT portfolio, rationalizing applications and pursuing cloud-native approaches, increasing automation through DevOps or AIOps adoption, or overhauling the structure of IT operations.

Agile 137

Agile Architecture Development System 137

Network World

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Network-as-a-service startup Nile has added new zero-trust capabilities and tapped Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks to bolster its enterprise security services. It’s a zero-trust architecture featuring end-to-end encryption and automatic updates to ensure security patches are up to date. NaaS provides a simplified, managed solution.”

Security 174

Security Enterprise Enterprise Network 174

TM Forum

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

I am an Enterprise Architect at CGI, leading transformation programs to deliver core business and operational systems for Communication Service Providers. At CGI, we are committed to helping CSPs achieve business agility and we do so using a configure-not-code approach on cloud-native platforms with the help of TM Forum’s Open APIs.

Agile 130

Agile Open Source Industry System 130

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Driven by the development community’s desire for more capabilities and controls when deploying applications, DevOps gained momentum in 2011 in the enterprise with a positive outlook from Gartner and in 2015 when the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) incorporated DevOps.

Devops 143

Devops Enterprise Enterprise Agile 143

TM Forum

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

I am an Enterprise Architect at CGI, leading transformation programs to deliver core business and operational systems for Communication Service Providers. At CGI, we are committed to helping CSPs achieve business agility and we do so using a configure-not-code approach on cloud-native platforms with the help of TM Forum’s Open APIs.

Agile 130

Agile Industry Open Source System 130

TM Forum

OCTOBER 5, 2021

One of the first and most difficult steps in creating a new agile service culture was to ensure our teams had the right mix of skills. Using the cloud-native model, we helped teams adopt an agile, scalable, flexible, and cost-effective approach; being disruptive and testing solutions quickly without making large investments in hardware.

Agile 130

Agile Cloud Devops Programming 130

Forrester IT

AUGUST 16, 2024

On August 15, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced its intent to acquire Morpheus Data, a multicloud management solution “to make HPE GreenLake cloud the de facto platform for innovating IT.” The deal is expected to close early FY2024 Q4 of its fiscal year.

HP 448

HP Cloud Enterprise Enterprise 448

CTOvision

DECEMBER 15, 2014

3-D printing is known by many names; depending upon the context, the term may also be referred to as rapid prototyping, stereolighography, architectural modeling or additive manufacturing. Agile Software Development. Continuous Delivery – Many of the advantages Agile holds over Waterfall boil down to shorter cycle times.

Government 301

Government Artificial Intelligence Virtualization Big Data 301

Forrester IT

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Meet Manuel Geitz, the new analyst covering Enterprise Transformation, Innovation and Strategy. His core interest is in the execution of change.

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Meeting Enterprise Enterprise Strategy 195

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 24, 2024

Yet this acceleration can aggravate business management and create fundamental business risk, especially for established enterprises. In 2019, 80% of enterprise executives said innovation was a top priority but only 30% said they were good at it.

Architecture 109

Architecture Enterprise Enterprise Cloud 109

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 25, 2022

Here, agility is essential, and smart IT leaders are doubling down on efforts to streamline IT, whether that involves reprioritizing projects and realigning the IT portfolio, rationalizing applications and pursuing cloud-native approaches, increasing automation through DevOps or AIOps adoption, or overhauling the structure of IT operations.

Agile 116

Agile Architecture Development System 116

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Decisions made in isolation lead to inefficiencies, slower responses to market changes, and a lack of agility that stifles innovation. Architects help organizations remain agile, innovative, and aligned by bridging gaps between strategy and technology. The future of leadership is agile, adaptable and architecturally driven.

Fractional CTO 119

Fractional CTO Enterprise Enterprise Architecture 119

TM Forum

AUGUST 18, 2021

Florin Tene, Enterprise Architect, Vodafone Group, explains how and why Vodafone dedicates people, processes, guidelines, and tools to increase and support the adoption, usage, and development of TM Forum's industry-standard Open APIs as part of its 'telco to tech' evolution. Tell us about yourself and your job. Florin Tene, Vodafone.

Architecture 130

Architecture Guidelines Industry Network 130

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 23, 2024

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certifications are becoming valuable in larger organizations looking for efficient project delivery, reduced time-to-market, and ways to provide better stakeholder value. Scaled Agile: Scaled Agile is a key provider of agile training, courses, and certification, including SAFe.

Agile 98

Agile SCRUM Devops Project Management 98

Network World

OCTOBER 10, 2024

AI is reinvigorating the mainframe and causing enterprises to rethink their plans for mainframe modernization. Hybrid by design The mainframe’s ability to be integrated with and modernized by cloud computing architectures is an integral part of its future role.

IBM 187

IBM Survey Applications Study 187

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A company that adopts agentic AI will gain competitive advantages in innovation, efficiency and responsiveness and may become more agile in operations. There are many reasons to build your own. Investments in AI agent projects are expected to yield orders of magnitude in ROI and business value if companies select high-impact use cases.

Case Study 135

Case Study Architecture Study System 135

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

With this in mind, we embarked on a digital transformation that enables us to better meet customer needs now and in the future by adopting a lightweight, microservices architecture. We found that being architecturally led elevates the customer and their needs so we can design the right solution for the right problem.

Architecture 105

Architecture Engineering Enterprise Enterprise 105