Getting Started with Enterprise Architecture: A Practical and Pragmatic Approach to Learning the Basics of Enterprise Architecture

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E. JagerGetting Started with Enterprise Architecturehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9858-9_2

2. Architecture Origin

Eric Jager¹  

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Almere, Flevoland, The Netherlands

 

This chapter describes the origins of Enterprise Architecture. What created the need for structure to which Enterprise Architecture proved to be the answer? A timeline is used to provide insight into the key events that led to the emergence, evolution, and maturation of architecture. Additionally, a brief explanation of the structure of the two best-known architecture frameworks (the Zachman Framework and the TOGAF Standard) is provided. As part of the TOGAF Standard, this chapter also introduces ...