While I regularly inspect ICT architecture models (both as a teacher and as a consultant) I don’t often see concepts for “identities” and “accounts” present in those models. Authentication and authorization (A&A) may be implied in those models, usually by connecting the system or application with an identity provider such as a directory service, but […]
Why Archi?
In a previous post I explained why we should use ArchiMate in an Enterprise Architecture practice. Before moving on with “How to quickly create value with ArchiMate?“, I’d like to provide some guidance on modelling tools. About tooling When setting up an Enterprise Architecture capability, we will, at some point, have to choose a tool to write […]
Why ArchiMate?
This post is part of a series about the “How and Why of ArchiMate”. When I am asked the question “What is ArchiMate?“, I usually provide the same simple answer: “A (foreign) language for Enterprise Architecture“. But the real question people should ask is “Why ArchiMate?“. And here is my answer… Before even starting to […]
jArchi – Scripting for Archi
Today, J-B Sarrodie and I are releasing a preliminary beta version of jArchi, the scripting plug-in for Archi. jArchi has a long (albeit slow) development history and received a recent speed bump with some funding and feedback from the technical architecture team at Adeo, in France. This allowed us to develop a closer integration between […]
The Open Group’s Conference in Amsterdam – “The ArchiMate® 3.0 Metamodel and Exchange Format – Beyond Modelling Tools”
By Phil Beauvoir & Jean-Baptiste Sarrodie The Open Group’s conference in Amsterdam, October 2017 The theme of The Open Group’s conference in Amsterdam last October was “Architecting the Digital Enterprise – Making Standards Work”. We had been invited to talk ostensibly about the ArchiMate Exchange Format, ArchiMate® 3.0, and how these work together. Archi is […]
Archi, the ArchiMate Exchange Format, and Repositories
More and more EA modellers are downloading Archi and getting up to speed with ArchiMate. We’re seeing around 1500 downloads of the tool every week. Because end user uptake is so high, and because Archi is so ubiquitous, we’re also learning about a greater number of developers and start-ups building services and providing solutions based […]
Mastering ArchiMate III Available
The PDF version of the third edition of the book Mastering ArchiMate, by Gerben Wierda, has just been made available. This new edition has been updated to align with the most recent version of ArchiMate. The book gives an introduction to the language, then goes on to show you key aspects of successful modeling, and […]
ArchOps: a new paradigm for EA Toolsets
By Jean-Baptiste Sarrodie Last week I had the great opportunity to co-present at The Open Group’s October Conference in Paris, France. After Phil Beauvoir presented a summary of Archi’s history and we described the challenges of ArchiMate 3.0, I spoke about a vision for the future of Archi, EA and the ArchiMate ecosystem, taking ideas from DevOps and […]
“ArchiMate® 3.0, Archi 4, and Open Source – Open Standards in Action” – The Open Group’s October Conference in Paris, France
Last week, at the invitation of Andrew Josey, I attended and co-presented at The Open Group’s October Conference in Paris, France. My co-presenter was Jean-Baptiste Sarrodie of Arismore. The title of our presentation was “ArchiMate® 3.0, Archi 4, and Open Source – Open Standards in Action”. The following is the official summary of our presentation: […]
The Open Group’s July Conference in Austin, Texas – “The ArchiMate® Exchange Format in Use”
I just got back to the UK from five days networking and presenting at The Open Group’s summer conference in Austin, Texas. It was a hot one – hot weather, hot food, and hot conversations. On Monday I gave a 45-minute talk entitled, “Making Standards Work – The ArchiMate Exchange Format in Use” and on […]