| | April 20176CIOReviewAn effective Enterprise Architecture (EA) is paramount in today's digital era to realize a resilient infrastructure that will suffice for today's requirements while fulfilling tomorrow's business needs. Enter cloud, big data, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, DevOps and the drive to satiate the needs of the modern digital customer, businesses are in a state of flux, and EA, to that extent, will act as a valuable management solution that gives organizations, the competitive edge. As the craving for digital identity grips businesses, EA plays a defining role in charting out a roadmap for data management, IT infrastructure and resiliency, and IT evolution continuum. EA promises efficiency across operations, processes and provides greater opportunities for automation while focusing on project management, risk management and compliance. Pivoted around continuous improvement, EA solutions today facilitate incremental growth in the overall capabilities of the business as they continue their journey toward business agility. These solutions, with the ability to perform gap analysis, can be tailored to bring more transparency in the business, systems, and the overall IT architecture. This helps organizations set realistic goals and achieve targets cost effectively. However, as global organizations, including government and businesses, having made decent investments in legacy IT environments, a critical aspect of the EA solution revolves around chipping off the aberrations, by remodelling the technology architecture to embrace modern technology developments. In today's times where IoT and big data cannot be off the platter in a business meeting, EA's capability as a problem solver for technology integration surely comes as a breeze. In this edition, CIOReview brings to you a list of key players in Enterprise Architecture space, who with their solutions are allowing companies to think big and make tangible progress as they strive for competitiveness in their line of business. Let us know your thoughts. Jeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comEditorialA Drive toward EfficiencyCopyright © 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.CIOReviewAPRIL 07 - 2017Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 APRIL 07 - 2017, Vol 06 SE 44 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com CIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesT: 510-565-7614Aaron PierceAva GarciaBrian JacksonFrank Noel Joshua ParkerSarah Fernandes Andrew Smithandrew@cioreview.comVisualizersHenry MillerJohn GouthamManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE SPECIAL
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