From the course: Software Architecture Foundations
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System vs. enterprise architecture
From the course: Software Architecture Foundations
System vs. enterprise architecture
- We need one final big picture concept. So far, I've been talking mostly about system architecture, the structure of a specific computer system. You'll also hear the term enterprise architecture or EA, so let's talk about that. The term means different things to different people. Now let's start with MIT Sloan School of Management's definition. Enterprise architecture is, "The organizing logic for business processes "and IT infrastructure reflecting the integration "and standardization requirements "of the company's operating model." Now that's an earful, so let's take it apart. First of all, enterprise architecture is the architecture or structure of the business itself. It describes the departmental structure, how things work within the departments and, most importantly, how people communicate. EA encompasses the business process used by the organization. It describes how things get done. As we saw earlier, Conway's law says that those communication paths impact the software…
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