Chapter 6IT Architecture Building Blocks

DOI: 10.4324/9781003377023-8

IT architecture describes three levels of solutions: technology, solution, and enterprise. Understanding these three elements of IT architecture is important for your renovation plan. The difference among these three disciplines is depicted in Figure 6.1. The key difference is where the focus is on the continuum between technology and strategy. [6.1]

Figure 6.1 Technology, solution, and enterprise architects. (Adapted from LeanIX “IT Architecture Roles” see Reference 6.1.)

Technical architecture has a strong technology focus and describes how solutions are developed. Technical ...

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