Data-centric approach to enterprise architecture

Data is the key to taking a measured approach to change, rather than a simple, imprudent reaction to an internal or external stimulus. But it’s not that simple to uncover the right insights in real time, and how your technology is built can have a very real impact on data discovery. Data architecture and enterprise architecture are linked in responding to change, while limiting unintended consequences. DBTA recently held a webcast featuring Donald Soulsby, vice president of Architecture Strategies at Sandhill Consultants, and Jeffrey Giles, principal architect at Sandhill Consultants, who discussed a data-centric approach to enterprise architecture. Sandhill Consultants is a group of people, products and processes that help clients build comprehensive data architectures resulting from a persistent data management process founded on a robust Data governance practice, producing trusted, reliable, data, according to Soulsby and Giles. A good architecture for data solutions includes: RISK MANAGEMENT Strategic Regulatory Media Consumer COMPLIANCE Statutory Supervising Body Watchdog Commercial Value Chain Professional Enterprise architecture frameworks start with risk management as its building blocks, Soulsby and Giles said. A typical model asks what, how, where, when, and who. A unified architectural approach asks what, how, where, when, who and why. This type of solution is offered by Erwin and is called Enterprise Architecture Prime 6. According to Soulsby and Giles, the platform can achieve compliance, either regulatory or value chain; can limit unintended consequences; and has risk management for classification, valuation, detection and mitigation. erwin and Sandhill Consultants offerings will provide a holistic view to governing architectures from an enterprise perspective. This set of solutions provides a strong Data Foundation across the Enterprise to understand the Impact of Change and to reduce Risk and achieve Compliance, Solusby and Giles said. An archived on-demand replay of this webinar is available here.

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Author: Abhishek Srivastava

Solutions-focused, Innovative, and accomplished Enterprise architecture expert with more than 2 decades of technical management achievements with F500 companies (AmEx, American Airlines, Western Union), Abhishek Srivastava continues to deliver exceptional enterprise architecture buildout, revamp, and modernization efforts as Director/VP of Enterprise Architecture. As a technology leader, Abhishek works for Deloitte, where he excels in building and overseeing high performing consulting teams in Strategy and Analytics biz area in delivering large, high-availability systems. He also forges lasting relationships, driving stakeholder engagement and project alignment. As an out-of-the-box thinker, he provides unique solutions and uses state-of-the-art technologies – including AI, ML, cloud, and data solutions – to exceed all expectations. Supporting these achievements are his exemplary educational qualifications. These include an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin, an Engineering degree from IIT, PMP certification, and attainment of 3X AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, Machine Learning, and Cloud Practitioner). Abhishek blogs about Data, Cloud and Enterprise architecture at http://www.abhisrivastava.com. He can be reached at asrivastava3@gmail.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhisheksrivastava10/ View all posts by Abhishek Srivastava