1st Edition

Enterprise Architecture A to Z Frameworks, Business Process Modeling, SOA, and Infrastructure Technology

By Daniel Minoli Copyright 2008
    498 Pages 126 B/W Illustrations
    by Auerbach Publications

    Driven by the need and desire to reduce costs, organizations are faced with a set of decisions that require analytical scrutiny. Enterprise Architecture A to Z: Frameworks, Business Process Modeling, SOA, and Infrastructure Technology examines cost-saving trends in architecture planning, administration, and management.

    To establish a framework for discussion, this book begins by evaluating the role of Enterprise Architecture Planning and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) modeling. It provides an extensive review of the most widely deployed architecture framework models. In particular, the book discusses The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) and the Zachman Architectural Framework (ZAF) in detail, as well as formal architecture standards and all four layers of these models: the business architecture, the information architecture, the solution architecture, and the technology architecture. 

    The first part of the text focuses on the upper layers of the architecture framework, while the second part focuses on the technology architecture. In this second section, the author presents an assessment of storage technologies and networking and addresses regulatory and security issues. Additional coverage includes high-speed communication mechanisms such as Ethernet, WAN and Internet communication technologies, broadband communications, and chargeback models.

    Daniel Minoli has written a number of columns and books on the high-tech industry and has many years of technical hands-on and managerial experience at top financial companies and telecom/networking providers. He brings a wealth of knowledge and practical experience to these pages. By reviewing the strategies in this book, CIOs, CTOs, and senior managers are empowered by a set of progressive approaches to designing state-of-the-art IT data centers.

    The Logical Level: Enterprise Architecture A tO Z:
    Frameworks, Business Process Modeling, and SOA
    Introduction: Enterprise Architecture and Technology Trends
    Introduction: The Criticality of Information Technology
    IT Resources Requiring Proper Architectural Planning
    What is Enterprise Architecture?
    Trends in Enterprise Architecture and Data Center Environments
    Course of Investigation
    Enterprise Architecture Goals, Roles, and Mechanisms
    Enterprise Architecture
    Enterprise Architecture Constructs
    Enterprise Architecture Governance
    The Open Group Architectural Framework
    Introduction and Overview
    The Role of Architecture Views
    Basic TOGAF Concepts
    Developing Views in the ADM
    Core Taxonomy of Architecture Views
    Views, Tools, and Languages
    Conclusions
    The Zachman Architectural Framework
    Background
    Framework
    Architecture Implementation
    Official Enterprise Architecture Standards
    Introduction
    ISO 15704
    Other ISO Standards
    IEEE 1471–2000 Standard
    Enterprise Architecture Tools
    Overview
    Snapshot of Products
    Business Process Modeling
    Business Process Modeling
    Business Process Modeling Standardization
    Unified Modeling Language™
    Model-Driven Architecture
    Architecture Fulfillment via Service-Oriented Architecture Modeling
    Background and Description
    Benefits of using SOA Machinery
    SOA Machinery
    Challenges to Full-Fledged SOA Deployment
    Building SOA Environments
    The Infrastructure Level: Migrating to State-of-the-Art Environments in Enterprises with IT-Intensive Assets: Network Virtualization
    Evolving SAN, GbE/10GbE, and Metro Ethernet Technologies
    Overview of Networking
    The Technology Architecture Bottom Line for LANs and SANs
    Introduction To Optical Transmission
    Advances in LAN Technology, Applications, and Opportunities
    SAN-Related Technology
    Evolving MAN/WAN Technologies
    The Technology Architecture Bottom Line for MANs and WANs
    Advances in MAN Technology, Applications, and Opportunities
    Advances in WAN Technology, Applications, and Opportunities
    Networking in SOA Environments
    Introduction and Overview
    XML, Web Services, and SOA Networking
    XML and SOAP Messaging
    SOA Security, Identity Management, and Access Control
    Security Policy
    Policy Management
    WS Management and Monitoring
    Business-Level SOA Management and Analysis
    SOA Interoperability
    WS Standards
    SOA Platform Functionality, Components, and SOA Infrastructure
    SOA Network Infrastructure
    Vendor-Specific Implementations
    Future of Networking in SOA Environments
    Server/Storage Virtualization and Grid Computing for Commercial Enterprise
    Environments
    Introduction
    What Is Grid Computing and What Are the Key Issues
    Potential Applications and Financial Benefits of Grid Computing
    Grid Types, Topologies, Components, Layers—A Basic View
    Comparison With Other Approaches
    A Quick View of Grid Computing Standards
    A Pragmatic Course of Investigation on Grid Computing

    Biography

    Daniel Minoli