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PF2

Head

Introduction

Introduction

Companies

Overview
Pragmatic EC
Licensing

Training

Certification Courses
Focused Workshops
Options

Pragmatic Publishing Platform

Overview
Design

PEFF

Language

Language

Basics

I Didnt Mean What You Heard
What is a System
What is an Enterprise
What is Transformation
What is a Framework
Theory or Practice
Colours
What is Business Architecture Enterprise Architecture Solution Architecture

POET

Methods

Methods

Disciplines

Overview
Capability Model
Artefacts
Modelling
Decision Making

Artefacts

Artefacts

Ontology

Basics
Mapping to Phases
Volume Volatility and Focus
Impact and Costs
Population
Transitions

Detail

Structural and Transformational Zachman
Models

Meta models

Hybrid

Items

Items

The Architecture Paradigm

Abstraction and Elaboration
Relationships
The Value is in the Lines not the Boxes
Patterns
Models Meta Models and Semantics

Tools

Number and Growth
How POET Helps
Coverage
Integration

PEAF

Adoption

Adoption

Step 5

Actions

Select an EA Modelling Tool

Step 6

Actions

Rollout EA Modelling Tool
Guidance

Tools

Types

Issues

Ability to Use Information
Effort to Maintain Information
Fundamentals
Can I use my CMDB
Content
Entities
Attributes

Methods

Disciplines

Modelling
Populate The Model

Artefacts

Ontology

Structural and Transformational
Models
Meta models

Models

Relationships

Meta models

Overview
Transformational
Principles
Debt Agreement
Structural

Items

Tools

Coverage
Vendors

Evaluation

Requirements
Process
Raw Scores
Weighted Scores
X Requirements

PF2

Appendix

Appendix
Background
The Author
Keypoints
Sources and Resources
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PEAF>Adoption>Guidance>Tools>Can-I-use-my-CMDB>Entities ◄◄◄           .           ►►► PEAF>Methods>Disciplines>Modelling

If we then consider only one of the entities that are shared between our EA Model and our CMDB, it can be seen that although there are many attributes (columns) stored in our CMDB, only some of them would be required in our EA Model. E.g. our CMDB contains attributes relating to the IP addresses of servers but our EA Model would not.

Also, although there are many records (rows) stored in our CMDB, only some of them would be required in our EA Model. E.g. our CMDB contains records relating to all the applications in use but our EA Model would only contain records relating to the most important applications.

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Keypoint

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CMDBs Only contain a subset of Current Technical Attributes you need to work with in an EA modelling tool.

Questions to ponder...

Do you integrate all Attributes, from all Entities from your CMDB, into your EA Model?

What Properties are in your EA Model that are not in your CMDB?

What Properties are in your CMDB that are not in your EA Model?



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