November 2017CIOAPPLICATIONS.COM6NOV - 01 - 2017ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE SPECIALCopyright © 2017 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.Volume 02 - 22Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to CIO ApplicationsVisit www.cioapplications.com Graphics & ArtDeclan ColeJohn ConnorSudhin ThomasSalesAlison Samuelsalison@cioapplications.com510.330.5172Mailing Address:ValleyMedia, Inc.44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.757.1040 EditorialThe New Enterprise BlueprintJoe PhillipManaging Editoreditor@cioapplications.comJoe PhillipTo say that technology boosts today's organizations will be an understatement; technology has come to be the ineludible supporting pillar. But, a glance at the present technology map suggests a paradoxical, and somewhat concerning, perspective. With business processes and technology solutions more diverse than ever, the plausible process-technology combinations are, to safely say, too abundant. Amidst this rapidly populating abundance, Enterprise Architecture has emerged as a prominent management tool which can help enterprises to map their requirements to technology solutions that rightly complement process and strategies. It serves as a blueprint which allows IT and other business executives to do timely adjustments to their strategic course and tune their long-term technology roadmap as per desired business outcomes.Till recently, enterprise architects have primarily focused on internal ecosystems to draw architectural guidelines. Now, present market paradigms continually push the focus toward a hybrid approach, with a major share of focus on the external ecosystem, i.e. the customer network. Close to half of the global enterprise architects, by 2018 (according to a Gartner survey), will emphasize more on design-driven architecture wherein customer-centricity will take the front seat and solutions will be designed and linked to traditional architect pieces. This edition is another step in our quest to help decision makers arrive at calibrated business decisions in terms of their technology needs. We present our "Top 25 Enterprise Architecture Solution Providers - 2017" with the hope of aiding you in your Enterprise Architecture initiatives.Let us know your thoughts,Managing EditorJoe PhillipAssistant Managing EditorKritika OjhaSenior WritersClara MathewRoyce D'SouzaLeah JaneEditorial StaffBen JacksonDaniel HolmesEzra BenjaminJames SmithNaomi DaleRohit Chowdhry*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staff
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