a common architecture framework for uae educational

A common architecture framework for UAE educational institutions Luqman Kondeth

-self certified geek

What comes to mind when you hear EA?

Architecture is a verb not a noun – Summary on Gartner’s approach

A bit of history

Zachman’s article

TAFIM

Clinger Cohen Act

FEAF 1.2

FEA

TOGAF 8.0

Gartner – META merger

What are you trying to solve?

Well, do you know there is a problem?Are you repeating tasks?Do you have the same technology duplicated?Are there too many contradictory processes?

Problemexample

Duplication

Under-utilized capabilitiesSilo approach

EA helps this

process

Do you need an EA? Not if you are designing a hut. You are building a city…Would you live in one without an architect?

Boundaryless information

flow

So….

Will Enterprise

Architecture save the day?

In 2004, the General Accounting Office (GAO) , USA reported the following:

20 of 96 agencies examined had established at least the foundation …22 agencies increased in maturity,24 agencies decreased in maturity ,47 agencies remained the same.

IF EA is to produce value, EA should be practical….

So which path do

you take?

Business Architecture

Technology Architecture

Information systems Architecture

Generic Architecture activities in Technology

Easier to get buy-in

More demonstrable benefits and quicker results

Framework

What about a

common framework

?

Why? Create a more robust and secure environment :Help with skill shortagesYou have a proven reference model

Why? Frameworks and Standard templates can make it easier to deploy solutions, troubleshoot issues and consolidate services

Why? Share best practices

Boundaryless information flow , one

step up

Legal requirementCompliance

Source: University of Birmingham

How?

What exists out there now?

Can we adapt it? Or adopt it?

A suggestionArchitecture

Council

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Possible structure?

• Can be a virtual group• Can be meetings (frequency?)

Member 1 Member 2

Member 3

EA SA Engineers

EA

IA Dir.

CIO Dir.

CIO

CIO

Informed & ConsultedResponsible & Consulted

Possible Deliverables (quick wins)

Reusable templates • Configuration templates – Reduce human errors• PaaS – Platform as a service – Less IT overhead• Common Documentation templates – Reduce time to research information, vendors

Standards• Create best practices (Implementation guides, change management etc)• Operational best practices• Compliance• Public documentation (mandate vendors follow common documentation standards)

Shared Knowledge base- Tailoring solutions to the academic world

Immediate value..

& one year from now..

Greater success rate of new projects

Operational benefits

Projects executed skillfully

Virtual Architecture practice

Framework = Compliance

Moving forward…Reach me onluqmankondeth@gmail.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lkondeth