Chapter Nine: Getting There from Here

Organizations trying to develop the processes and infrastructure to build smart enough systems need to adopt some new technologies, adapt their existing infrastructure and processes, and manage the resulting changes. EDM can and should be adopted incrementally, and different organizations will take different paths. This chapter gives you an overview of EDM elements, how they fit together, and how they can be adopted effectively.

Themes in EDM Adoption

EDM is an additive approach for most organizations and can be incorporated gradually into an existing business and IT structure. The approach includes activities that fall into six distinct areas:

Deployment infrastructure—You must develop an enterprise architecture ...

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