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"Finally Face2Face again!"

The first CBA Lab round table in presence in three years took place in March in Munich at the invitation of the Hoffmann Group.

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Research Education Practice

CBA Lab meets Research and Education! In March the 1st conference "EAM - Research Education Practice" of the CBA Lab took place! In an interactive session, more than 30 university professors and industry experts from CBA Lab member companies exchanged views on challenges and opportunities in the field of Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) for education, research and practice.

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So that ML solutions do not get stuck in the pilot phase

The expectations for machine learning (ML) are huge. However, the fact that many ML projects remain stuck in the pilot or proof-of-concept phase is only partly due to exaggerated expectations. Companies often lack the infrastructure, the right capabilities or simply the data. What should companies look out for so that ML solutions can actually be used productively? Our AI/Machine Learning workstream has answers.

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Dates 2023 - The EA community meets at the CBA Lab

The EA community meets at the CBA Lab. To work, to exchange and to network around enterprise architecture and digital transformation. Virtually, or, if the pandemic situation allows it, on-site at the companies.

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2nd CBA Lab Talk: Digital Sustainability - EA as a Strategic Business Management Discipline

In the 2nd CBA Lab Talk, Joachim Schmider , CEO of the CBA Lab and Vice President Enterprise Architecture Strategic IT & Digitalization at Schaeffler AG, spoke on 20.10.2022 about his view of EAM and how EA is implemented at Schaeffler.

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People in focus of EA

 "People and Business Transformation centric Enterprise Architecture beyond traditional IT Dimension" - this was the title of the keynote by CBA Lab chairman Joachim Schmider at LeanIX Connect 2022 in Berlin.

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New EA Awareness

New EA Awareness: Bridge and implementer for business strategies in the digital world.

The greater the upcoming changes in companies, the more they rely on EAM. There is a growing awareness among IT and business managers that enterprise architecture, with its methodological, architectural and technological know-how on the one hand and its understanding of processes and business on the other, is ideally positioned to actively support and structure the necessary digital change.

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CBA Lab Talk: New format on EAM topics

The CBA Lab Talk is a new web format of CBA Lab for discussion and inspiration on all topics related to Enterprise Architecture. More information and video (German):

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New Board elected

In March, the general meeting of CBA Lab held elections to the board as scheduled. Joachim Schmider, Schaeffler AG, takes over the chairmanship of the board from Johannes Helbig.

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Digital Learning

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CBA Lab grows

EAM is more topical than ever, as can be seen not least from the growing number of members of the CBA Lab. As many as five companies joined the user association in 2021. The CBA Lab is pleased to welcome new members from the consumer goods, machinery and engine manufacturing, logistics and technical testing organizations sectors.

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Dates 2022 - EA Community Meetings

The EA community meets at the CBA Lab. Three times a year, the enterprise architects as well as other EA interested parties from the member companies come together in the round tables to exchange information about current challenges, successes and best practices in enterprise architecture.

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Building management: A playground for EAM

Although the digitalization of building management operations is only just beginning, the enterprise architects organized in CBA Lab have already developed an integrated approach for digital building management systems.

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Successful cross-business training "SAFe for Architects

21 participants from four member companies took part in the "SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) for Architects" training organised by the user association CBA Lab in March. The training thus followed exactly the cross-business-architecture idea that CBA Lab has in its title and that distinguishes its work and its network.

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An enterprise architecture repository as a basis for cross-silo management systems

Different management systems operating alongside one another make coordinated company-wide architectural work difficult. A more effective exchange of data between previous silo structures also offers advantages for individual business and IT domains, such as security and software asset management organizations, for example.The Cross-Business-Architecture Lab conducted a study to determine where the introduction of a data synchronization system makes the most sense – and how such a system can be implemented across various silos.

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A forward-looking digital architecture as a key component of a successful foundation for digital schools

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic led to increased public discussion of the topic of digitalization in schools. During the discussions, it quickly became clear that the school closures implemented within the framework of several lockdowns meant that without digitalization, schools would not be able to carry out their primary task of imparting knowledge to students.

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Architecture example: A videoconferencing system for remote learning

This example utilizes the enterprise architecture management method to identify the technical-infrastructural conditions needed for digitally supported remote learning. The basis for the determinations made here are the digital capabilities that have been identified as necessary for the implementation of digital schools, as well as the specific application areas in which these capabilities are to be utilized.

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Dates 2021 - Three Round Table events and a new conference

Several times a year, members' meetings, also called Round Table, are the big forum in the CBA Lab for a joint exchange on developments, results, status of work and new, common challenges.

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Next-Level Enterprise Architecture Plan

Enterprise architecture is now playing a much more important role in the digital transformation by supporting innovation and serving as a source of valuable input and advice. At the same time, new instruments are needed in order to ensure the continued effectiveness of enterprise architecture approaches. The Next-Level Enterprise Architecture Plan presented by CBA Lab represents such a dynamic, integrated, and collaborative instrument that can be used by both business stakeholders and IT departments. 

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Standards for digital twins

The concept of the digital twin harbors tremendous potential. However, companies need to overcome certain challenges before they can exploit that potential. A lack of standards is the biggest problem in this regard, but a solution now appears to be emerging.

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Exciting topics in 2020

The common core interest of CBA Lab members in 2020 can best be described as follows: We are looking to increase the influence of EAM at each of our companies. To do this, various capabilities need to be established or strengthened. The following topics therefore made their way into our workstream portfolio for 2020:

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EAM for better planning and management of multi-cloud solutions

The right cloud service for every use scenario, no vendor lock-ins, a high degree of reliably at the best possible level of performance – companies undergoing the digital transformation are increasingly recognizing the benefits of heterogeneous cloud environments. A white paper produced by the Cross-Business-Architecture Lab explains how EAM can help with the effective planning and management of such environments.

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2020 EAM Conference

Neuer Termin!!!

Treffen und erleben Sie die "EAM-Familie" am 15. & 16. September 2020 im Hotel Bristol Berlin.

Für "Freunde und Gäste" des CBA Lab sind rabattierte Tickets verfügbar.

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Round Table: Dates in 2020

Member meetings that take place several times a year provide the large-scale forum needed to exchange information and ideas on new developments, results, the status of work in various areas, and new challenges that all of our member companies face. These meetings, which run for a day-and-a-half, are always hosted by a different member company. They allow us to get to know one another and the different companies at which we work.

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Solid as a rock in the digital transformation

Clear communication and cooperation: At BENTELER, this principle forms the basis for a common understanding of enterprise architecture (EA) throughout the company. BENTELER’s team of architects has adapted established EAM methods to the company’s specific circumstances and explained relevant concepts to the workforce. In this manner, it has created a consistent model that is “solid as a rock” in the midst of the turbulence of the digital transformation.

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The new role of enterprise architects

Enterprise architects are in great demand at companies. However, the requirements associated with their role have changed significantly over the last few years. These days, enterprise architects serve as advisors and sparring partners for a company’s IT department and business organization, whereby this is a role that requires substantial knowledge. 

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EAM: Focus on Change and Adaptability

The potential impact of EAM as source of design, advice, and guidance for the digital transformation is increasing. At the CBA Lab’s EAM Conference in mid-May in Berlin, enterprise architects from companies in various business sectors presented impressive evidence of the value and benefits EAM offers as it points the way forward for the digital transformation.

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CBA Lab’s IoT reference architecture stands out through product neutrality and reusability

The Cross-Business-Architecture Lab has developed a reference architecture (RA) for IoT solutions. Unlike most RAs in the commercial IoT environment, the reference architecture created by the companies that participated in the CBA Lab working group on IoT Patterns and Architecture was designed from the beginning to be product-neutral, and its individual elements were designed to be reusable.

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Enterprise architecture at Schaeffler

The Schaeffler Group is one of the newest members of CBA Lab. The company is a global automotive and industrial supplier that manufactures high-precision components and systems for engines, transmissions, and chassis, as well as rolling and plain bearing solutions for a large number of industrial applications. The Group’s activities are supported by approximately 1,500 IT employees and the ten members of an Enterprise Architecture department that was established in January 2018.. In an extensive interview below, Joachim Schmider, Vice President IT Architecture at Schaeffler AG, explains the tasks performed by enterprise architecture experts at the automotive and industrial supplier company, how these experts view their role when they approach their work, and what they expect to achieve through their company’s membership in CBA Lab.

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CBA Lab is driving the EAM boom – and also profiting from it

The Cross-Business-Architecture Lab has always stressed how important enterprise architecture management is when it comes to implementing a corporate strategy in processes and IT systems. In this era of digital transformation, enterprise architecture is pointing the way forward in an increasingly volatile and ambiguous (business)world. More and more companies now appear to understand that this is the case, and are therefore joining CBA Lab. BENTELER, Fresenius Netcare GmbH, Schaeffler AG, and ZEISS AG recently joined the association, which assists its members with the development of building blocks for digital transformation.

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2019 EAM Conference with new workshops

#EAMdigital2019 – book now!

CBA Lab and Inside Business will be staging the EAM conference with the best speakers and presenters in 2019 as well:. The conference with the title “EAM – Pointing the Way Forward for the Digital Transformation” will take place May 15–16 at Hotel Bristol in Berlin. SThe conference is designed as a multi-perspective event that will present the views and experiences of digitalization experts, CIOs, and enterprise architects.

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Round Table: Dates in 2019

Quarterly member meetings provide the large-scale forum needed to exchange information and ideas on new developments, results, the status of work in various areas, and new challenges that all of our member companies face.These meetings, which run for a day-and-a-half, are always hosted by a different member company. They allow us to get to know one another and the different companies at which we work. Participate in a  Round Table and get to know everyone and learn about the work done at CBA Lab!

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Principles of digitalization at ZEIS

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Using EAM as an effective response to the digital pressure to change

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Enterprise architecture is pointing the way forward for the digital transformation.

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A total of 70 percent of our work today consists of making change possible

We spoke with Dr. Thomas Greutmann, Head of Enterprise Architecture at Otto and a speaker at our conference “EAM – Pointing the Way Forward for the Digital Transformation,” about the new role architecture now plays and how he and his team are making it possible to implement changes at Otto quickly, while at the same time maintaining a networked and well functioning IT landscape.

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No AI without data, and no data without EAM

Self-driving transport vehicles, self-organizing logistics chains and warehouses, automated translation in realtime, personalized advertising, computer-aided online dating services: The important thing to keep in mind about all of these is that they already exist today. Nevertheless, we are only at the beginning, and not at the end, of the developments that made them possible.

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Symbiosis between agility and security

How can agile work methods and processes be structured in a manner that ensures an adequate level of security without having to forgo the benefits of an agile approach? The Security workstream at Cross-Business-Architecture Lab e.V. answered this question by formulating three proposals that relate to cooperative security governance and transparency, support for security goals by the entire organization, and measures to raise security awareness among all agile teams.

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Top-notch conference: EAM – Pointing the Way Forward for the Digital Transformation.

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EAM – Pointing the Way Forward for the Digital Transformation.

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IT architecture and agility – the future of enterprise architecture

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What enterprise architects need to be able to do

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Transformation Not Completed

Chapter contribution by the Cross-Business-Architecture Lab in "Digital Marketplaces Unleashed"

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Digital Transformation does have an immense impact on businesses and their processes. There are a lot of companies that already started to transform their processes, organization or even their business model. Often the transformation focuses on a certain aspect that might be helpful to the company. A framework is needed that helps to identify various aspects for transformation. The Digital Navigator provides a digital capability map that can be used to identify further digital possibilities for optimization of processes or creating new business models. This article provides a short description of the Digital Navigator and an example how to use it.

 

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Industry 4.0 – Recognizing and exploiting potential

Perfect preparation for Industry 4.0 – overview, concepts, and practical applications

With a chapter contributed by CBA Lab Board Member Dr. Karsten Schweichhart on “New opportunities for traditional business: Business model architectures for Industry 4.0."

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API management solutions still leave something to be desired

The Cross-Business-Architecture Lab (CBA Lab) has determined that API management solutions have yet to reach a sufficient level of maturity with regard to stability, the user experience, flexibility, and integration capability. AAt the same time, the association advises potential users of such solutions not to wait to employ them any longer but to instead choose a product and test its effectiveness. They should, however, also be prepared to have to switch products on short notice.

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Big Data Guide

The Big Data Guide produced by Cross-Business-Architecture Lab e.V. offers companies a free set of guidelines that they can use to successfully design big data and advanced analytics processes.

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The Cross-Business-Architecture Lab develops building blocks for digital transformation

The SOA Innovation Lab is changing its name to Cross-Business-Architecture Lab (CBA Lab). The new name sends a message regarding the fundamental importance enterprise architecture now holds for the digital transformation as an enabler of networked cross-business and cross-sector value chains.

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