The physical design of data can be seen in the schema. In this case, you can see that the star schema has been used. The star schema is a common and simple schema style. The star schema consists of one or more fact tables which reference any number of dimension tables. The dimension tables provide
BoK Countdown – Name Your Profession
In the spirit of allowing the profession to control it's own body of knowledge, we have opened up a survey on what YOU want the profession to be titled. It is open to the public so you don't have to be a member to answer. Keep in mind while you answer that the title you
Why Frameworks Aren’t a Body of Knowledge
The development of a body of knowledge (BoK) is no small effort. At Iasa, we have been working to perfect a body of knowledge based on member accomplishments and contributions for over 10 years. We have been through many versions, although in the end we decided to set the official version number of this release
Building a Sustainable Architecture Practice – Jeff Scott
Speaker: Jeff Scott Is your architecture program sustainable? Will it be here ten years from now? How about next month? Starting an architecture program is difficult. Sustaining it is even tougher. (Download pdf)
Architecture Significance for Modern Enterprises – Allen Brown
Speaker: Allen Brown Enterprise Architecture is increasingly being used to support the creation of business value in enterprises engaged in all segments of the market from small, medium enterprises to multinationals, from commercial businesses to national government and from companies focused on what is under the ground to those operating high in the sky. In
Open Source is Enterprise Ready – “Moving from Time Telling to Clock Building”
by Bhagvan Kommadi Once purely academic, open source is now enterprise ready. We have begun to see many customers build enterprise-specific platforms by choosing open source components during the architectural design process. Such projects in telecom, banking, financial services and insurance have begun to demystify "the myth of reuse" by using open source components selectively. As

A Firm’s Competitive Strategy Starts with its Value Proposition Described by its Value Chain Model
By Donald Jess This value proposition and required capabilities can be identified using the Strategic Capability Networks. The capabilities must be in alignment with a consistent Enterprise Operations Model with regard to the extent of business process integration and standardization. Capabilities execution is enabled by a portfolio of underlying enabling services. The capability the enabling
Essentials of Enterprise Architecture Tools
By: Vinu Jade Enterprise Architecture involves continuous strategic modeling, mapping to business capabilities and govern and monitor. It encompasses not just Application Assessment, but involves Business Modeling, Portfolio assessment, Strategic roadmap, implementation governance and related risk analytics. Tools to meet these EA, APM and GRC are essential to an architect for continuity and best value
Gabriel Morgan Interview
Our very own Paul Preiss, sits down for an in-depth interview with Gabriel Morgan the Director of Enterprise Architect and Strategic Planning at REI. Paul Preiss: The thing I'd like to focus on today, Gabriel, is your role and vision as a Director of Enterprise Architect and Strategic Planning at REI, with that being such
Capabilities Guidebook: Business Valuation
By: Board of Education Description: Business valuation of technology is the process of systematic assessment of tangible and intangible value anticipated and arising from investments in information technology. It is the capability of determining how and when to invest in particular technology directions and how to manage the overall portfolio of technology investments. Business valuation