ITM 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Backup Software, Loose Coupling, Scalability

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Information Technology Management
• Course: ITM 102
• Professor: Franklyn Prescod

Document Summary

Enterprise architecture (ea) includes the plans for how an organization will build, deploy, use and share its data, processes and it assets. The right enterprise architecture can make it cheaper, strategic and more responsive. Enterprise architect: a person grounded in technology, fluent in business, a patient diplomat, and provides the important bridge between it and the business. Top international telecommunications issues: network :controlling data communication security, dealing with different networks, regulatory issues: dealing with trans-border data flow restrictions, technology and country-oriented issues : dealing with international tariff structures. Building blocks of enterprise architecture: data architecture: identifies where and how important data, like customer records are maintained and secured. Infrastructure architecture: includes the hardware, software and telecommunications equipment that when combined, provide the underlying foundation to support the organizations goals: application architecture: determines how applications integrate and relate to each other. Data architecture: identifies where and how important data, like customer records, are maintained and secured.