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J. MulderModern Enterprise Architecture https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9066-8_1

1. Why Businesses Need Enterprise Architecture

Jeroen Mulder1  
(1)
Emmen, The Netherlands
 

In this first chapter, I will explain why any business in any industry needs enterprise architecture (EA). You will learn what enterprise architecture is by studying different frameworks such as The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) and Zachman. You will also discover why these are relevant to the business, but also why it’s necessary to develop new perspectives to enterprise architecture because of the changing, digital ecosystem where enterprises find themselves today. We will ...

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