Last Updated: Jan. 2014

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Chris Haddad

What Reference Architecture Models make

sense today?

Recap: Why Reshape Your Reference Architecture?

http://wso2.com/landing/enabling-the-connected-business

Become more responsive and effective

What reference architecture goal-state is required?

http://edcforums.com/threads/the-atwood-collectors-thread-part-2.101226/page-5

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Connected Business Reference Architecture

Old IT Responsive IT

Accelerate Success by Adopting New IT Disciplines

Select fit-for-purpose architecture

Build a Complete and CohesiveReference Architecture

Include decision frameworks into your Reference Architecture

Address Typical IT business use-

cases๏ New SOA strategy

๏ Leverage the existing IT infrastructure

๏ Build new business services

๏ Use externally available services

๏ Expose business services internally/externally

๏ Make the system enterprise ready

What Reference Architecture to Adopt?

In this presentation we described:

•What architectural targets create a more accessible, integrated, collaborative, and adaptive business.

•What architecture targets create a more Responsive IT team

•What architectural disciplines enable New IT Delivery

•What mindset based on composition, decision frameworks, use cases, mentoring, and accelerator packs leads to reference architecture success

Recommended Reading• The Path to Responsive IT

• http://wso2.com/whitepapers/the-path-to-responsive-it

•Connected Business Architecture

• http://blog.cobia.net/cobiacomm/2013/11/13/connected-business-architecture/

•Carbon Composable Advantage

• http://wso2.com/whitepapers/wso2-carbon-the-composable-platform-advantage/

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