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What is data architecture? A framework to manage data

CIO Business Intelligence

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. Ensure security and access controls.

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The key to operational AI: Modern data architecture

CIO Business Intelligence

For companies investing in data science, realizing the return on these investments requires embedding AI deeply into business processes. To succeed, Operational AI requires a modern data architecture. Adopting an Operational AI mindset helps organizations fully leverage AI benefits across their companies.

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Agentic AI design: An architectural case study

CIO Business Intelligence

Especially with companies like Microsoft, OpenAI, Meta, Salesforce and others in the news recently with announcements of agentic AI and agent creation tools and capabilities. A company that adopts agentic AI will gain competitive advantages in innovation, efficiency and responsiveness and may become more agile in operations.

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Cloud Cost Optimization: Why Architecture Is Your Magic Wand

Information Week

High cloud costs often stem from outdated architecture, not just usage. For long-term savings, companies must modernize their cloud architecture.

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Microservices: The Dark Side

Speaker: Prem Chandrasekaran

In his best-selling book Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture, Martin Fowler famously coined the first law of distributed computing—"Don’t distribute your objects"—implying that working with this style of architecture can be challenging.

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NetBox Labs launches tools to combat network configuration drift

Network World

The company was spun out of DNS platform provider NS1 in 2023. The two new products, NetBox Assurance and NetBox Discovery, go beyond what the company has provided to date, with more capabilities to help better manage network infrastructure and reduce operational issues caused by configuration drift.

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7 types of tech debt that could cripple your business

CIO Business Intelligence

Accenture reports that the top three sources of technical debt are enterprise applications, AI, and enterprise architecture. Using the companys data in LLMs, AI agents, or other generative AI models creates more risk. Types of data debt include dark data, duplicate records, and data that hasnt been integrated with master data sources.

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Building Evolvable Architectures

Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Parsons, CTO of ThoughtWorks

It’s no surprise many CIOs and CTOs are struggling to adapt, in part because their architecture isn’t equipped to evolve. This webinar will discuss what’s at stake if companies continue to use long term architecture plans. The connection between software architecture and team structure.