Enterprise Architecture and New Generation Information Systems / Edition 1 available in Hardcover, Paperback
Enterprise Architecture and New Generation Information Systems / Edition 1
- ISBN-10:
- 0367396440
- ISBN-13:
- 9780367396442
- Pub. Date:
- 09/05/2019
- Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis
- ISBN-10:
- 0367396440
- ISBN-13:
- 9780367396442
- Pub. Date:
- 09/05/2019
- Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis
Enterprise Architecture and New Generation Information Systems / Edition 1
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While the majority of books presently available on information systems are written from the viewpoint of system analysis, programming, or common applications, this text:
Written in a simple, comprehensive manner without specific prerequisites and data processing jargon, with concepts and case studies properly explained, this book addresses itself to practitioners in computer technology, telecommunications and software development, who are interested in acquiring skills through knowledge of the most advanced applications, tools, and methods, both present and coming. Enterprise Architecture and New Generation Information Systems will prove appealing to every person charged with planning, developing, applying, and delivering advanced information systems, architectural solutions, and programming products.
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ISBN-13: | 9780367396442 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 09/05/2019 |
Pages: | 384 |
Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d) |
Table of Contents
Section I Next Generation Information Systems Technology
1 Benefits and Challenges Expected from an Enterprise Architecture 3
Introduction 3
The Market Rewards Companies That Have a Cogent Enterprise Strategy 5
The Introduction of Opportunity Costs Changes the Rules of the Game 8
Reengineering Means Being Ready to Exploit Business Opportunities 11
An Enterprise Architecture Must Care Particularly for the Customer 15
Revamping Business Strategy after 10 Years of Technological Innovation 18
Technology Costs Are Dropping, but Technology Risks Are Increasing 20
References 24
2 Defining the Right Enterprise Architecture for the Company 25
Introduction 25
The Difference between an Enterprise Architecture and a Systems Architecture 26
Functions That the Systems Architecture Is Expected to Perform 30
Working within the Confines of an Architectured Solution 33
Benchmarking the Functionality Supported by the Enterprise Architecture 36
The Conceptual Model Should Be Based on Open Architectural Principles 39
A Financial Services Architecture and Example of a Successful Implementation 42
References 44
3 Technology and Organization Reposition the Company in a Competitive Market 45
Introduction 45
The Aftermath of Moore's Law and the Law of the Photon 47
Wealth Creation, Span of Attention, and Span of Control 50
Rethinking Information Technology along Lines of Cultural Change 55
Policy Formation, Command and Control, and Infrastructural Base 58
Technology Helps in Policy Formation and in Command and Control 62
References 65
4 Information Technology Strategies Established by Leading Organizations 67
Introduction 67
Software Is the High Ground of an Enterprise Architecture 68
Establishing and Maintaining a New Software Methodology 72
Search for Increased Effectiveness through Information Technology 77
Formulating Alternatives Is Prerequisite to Making the Best Choice 80
Providing Sophisticated Services to the Professional Worker 83
Lessons Learned from an Enterprise Architecture Design at National Manufacturing 85
References 88
5 Revamping the Technological Infrastructure of a Modern Industrial Company 91
Introduction 91
The Changing Nature of the Infrastructure as a Result of Technology 92
General Electric Recasts Its Infrastructure for Better Cost Control 96
An Enterprise Architecture for Alliances and Supply Chain Solutions 99
Flexibility and Ability to Lead through Innovative Applications 102
Interactive Real-Time Visualization Is Part of the Enterprise Architecture 105
Global Solutions Will Upset Many Current Notions about the Architecture 108
References 110
6 Leading Edge and Bleeding Edge in Information Technology Project 111
Introduction 111
A Project That Failed: Cutting Down the Paper Jungle 112
The Questionable Immediate Future: Breaking Even with the Pie in the Sky 116
UMTS Licenses: The Bleeding Edge of a Telecommunications Architecture 120
The Debacle of the Telecoms' 3G Mobile Will Impact Enterprise Solutions 124
The Extended Future: Nanoscale Engineering Projects 127
What Can Be Expected from Quantum Mechanics? 129
References 132
Section II Present Best Applications and Future Developments in Technology
7 A Look into Future Breakthroughs: The Intelligent Environment Project at MIT 135
Introduction 135
Background and Foreground Needed to Promote Imaginative New Departures 136
Major Components of the Oxygen Project 139
Goals of an Intelligent Environment 143
Nuts and Bolts of the Intelligent Room 146
Options Available in Man-Machine Interaction 148
Integrating the Notion of Context by Nokia 152
References 155
8 The Use of Intelligent Environments within an Enterprise Architecture 157
Introduction 157
Applying the Facilities of an Intelligent Environment in Banking 158
Command and Control of Larger Scale Financial Operations 162
Self-Health Care, Telemedicine, and Computational Bioimaging 166
Developing and Implementing Perceptual User Interfaces 168
Design Decisions Affecting the Governance of a Technological Solution 170
Boundary Conditions Characterizing Systems Defined by the Enterprise Architecture 173
References 176
9 Location Independent Computing and the Role of Agents 177
Introduction 177
A Phase Shift in Thinking Is Necessary to Benefit from Knowledge Engineering 179
Answering the Need for Agents in Nomadic Computing 182
When Commercial Markets Are On-Line, the Determinant Role Is Played by Intelligent Artifacts 184
Information Filtering by Knowledge Artifacts and the Concept of Federated Databases 188
A Methodology for Observing Time-Critical Constraints of Enterprise Architectures 192
Design Principles for Planning and Controlling Artifacts from the Laboratory for International Fuzzy Engineering 196
References 198
10 Enterprise Data Storage and Corporate Memory Facility 199
Introduction 199
Evolving Notions That Underpin Enterprise Data Storage 200
The Shift of Information Technology Spending to Databases and Their Management 204
Rapid Growth in Data Storage Calls for an Intelligent Enterprise Architecture 207
What On-line, ad Hoc Database Mining Can Provide to the User 212
The Role of a Corporate Memory Facility in Knowledge Management 215
Practical Example of CMF: a Project Repository by Xerox 218
References 220
11 Advanced Technology and Engineering Design Must Be on a Fast Track 221
Introduction 221
The Pace from Theoretical Discovery to Practical Application Accelerates 223
The Pivotol Point of Concurrent Engineering Is Effective Communications 226
Concurrent Engineering and the Performance of Design Reviews 230
The Use of Objects and Frameworks in Engineering and Manufacturing 233
A Higher-Level Technology for an Interdisciplinary Team 236
Fast Time-to-Market Solutions for Greater Profitability 239
References 241
Section III Is the Internet the 21st Century's Answer to an Enterprise Architecture?
12 The Information Economy and the Internet 245
Introduction 245
Internet Economy, and Responsibilities of the Board 247
Companies Must Reinvent Themselves to Survive in the Internet World 250
The Internet as a Communications Philosophy of the Next Decade 253
Internet-Intrinsic Business Models and Necessary Sophisticated Supports 256
Technical Factors That Characterize the New Economy 260
Classes of Players on the Internet and Benefits They Expect to Gain 263
References 266
13 Internet Time and Supply Chain as Agents of Change 267
Introduction 267
Internet Time Is a Strategic Factor in Modern Business 269
Far-Reaching Policies Are Necessary to Benefit from Internet Time 273
The Internet Supply Chain Favors the Prepared Company 276
Supply Chain and the Challenge of On-Line Payments 279
Small Business, Internet Time, and Personal Accountability 282
Doubleclick: an Example of What It Takes to Make an Internet Company 285
References 288
14 Working End-to-End With the Internet 289
Introduction 289
End-to-End Connectivity Motivates Companies to Be on the Internet 290
The Internet as Enabler of and Catalyst for Better Information Technology Solutions 295
Contributions of the Internet to Infrastructure, Globalization, and Native Applications 299
Open Networks, Lack of Centralization, and the Establishment of Standards 303
The New Economy Enlarges the Applications Domain of the Internet 306
Wing-to-Wing: a View of Big Firms Capitalizing on the Internet 308
References 311
15 Intranets, Extranets, Mobile Agents, and Efficient Off-the-Shelf Communications Solutions 313
Introduction 313
A Bird's Eye View of What Intranets Can Do: Examples from the Auto Industry 315
An Expanding Horizon of Corporate Intranets 319
Intranets, Web Software, and the Effectiveness of Mobile Agents 323
Benefits Derived by Companies That Apply Web Software Standards 325
The Choice among Options Available with Technology's Advances 328
Reaching Factual Decisions Regarding the Evolving Enterprise Architecture and Its Services 330
References 333
16 Why Security Assurance Should Influence the Enterprise Architecture 335
Introduction 335
Security Concerns and the Establishment of Valid Plans 336
Security on the Internet Is a Moving Target 340
The Case of Intrusion Detection and the Browser's Double Role 345
Friend or Foe? The Case of Digital Signatures 348
Can Biometrics Help in Solving The Security Problem? 351
Conclusion 353
References 355
Index 357