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Enterprise architecture tames big data disruptions

Admire Moyo
By Admire Moyo, ITWeb's news editor.
Johannesburg, 25 Apr 2012

Enterprise architecture tames big data disruptions

Enterprise architecture (EA) practitioners have a major role in ensuring their organisations maximise the business opportunities posed by big data, according to Gartner, IT Business Edge writes.

Big data makes organisations smarter and more productive by enabling people to harness diverse data types previously unavailable, and to find previously unseen opportunities.

However, Gartner analysts say big data poses big challenges as well - and that's where enterprise architects can help.

“Traditional approaches to EA are significantly impacted by big data,” 4-Traders quotes David Newman, research VP at Gartner, as saying.

“For the EA practitioner, the balance shifts from a focus on optimisation and standardisation within the organisation, to lightweight approaches that focus on harmonisation and externalisation across the broader enterprise ecosystem.

“Big data disrupts traditional information architectures - from a focus on data warehousing (data storage and compression) towards data pooling (flows, links and information shareability). In the age of big data, the task for the EA practitioner is clear: Design business outcomes that exploit big data opportunities inside and outside the organisation.”

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