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Do You Need Enterprise Architecture?

A recent Gartner survey found that 40% of all enterprise architecture efforts were failing or had failed. One of the primary reasons for these failed attempts at enterprise architecture is a lack of understanding about what enterprise architecture is and whether the high cost of creating an enterprise architecture practice produces any business value or business results. In this session we will explore why enterprise architecture is so important to business (especially today's businesses) and how to either restart or revitalize you enterprise architecture effort to produce results.

Agenda:

  • What is enterprise architecture
  • Do you need enterprise architecture
  • Why enterprise architecture efforts fail
  • Establishing an effective enterprise architecture practice

Mark Richards

About Mark Richards

Mark Richards is an experienced, hands-on software architect involved in the architecture, design, and implementation of microservices architectures, service-oriented architectures, and distributed systems. He has been in the software industry since 1983 and has significant experience and expertise in application, integration, and enterprise architecture. Mark is the founder of DeveloperToArchitect.com, a website devoted to helping developers in the journey to software architect. He is the author of numerous technical books and videos, including the recently published Fundamentals of Software Architecture, Microservices AntiPatterns and Pitfalls, Microservices vs. SOA, the Software Architecture Fundamentals video series, The Enterprise Messaging video series, Java Message Service, 2nd Edition, and contributing author to 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know. Mark has a master’s degree in computer science and is a regular conference speaker at the No Fluff Just Stuff (NFJS) Symposium Series. He has spoken at hundreds of conferences and user groups around the world on a variety of enterprise-related technical topics.

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