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The Augmented Architect: Real-Time Enterprise Architecture in the Age of AI

3 weeks ago | forrester.com | Charles Betz |Stéphane Vanrechem |Andrew Hewitt |Kelsey Chickering

By Charles Betz and Stéphane VanrechemEnterprise architecture has always aimed for clarity, control, and coherence. Yet its practitioners are often thwarted by an overwhelming paradox: they must guide the evolution of vast, dynamic enterprises using tools and processes that are static, fragmented, and slow. The EA repository, intended as the source of truth, devolves into a dusty attic of outdated diagrams and deliverables.
The Enterprise Architecture Tool Market Starts 2025 With A Notable Merger

Jan 10, 2025 | forrester.com | Stéphane Vanrechem |Paul Miller

In the Forrester’s report in May 2024 we predicted that M&A activity would continue to change and disrupt the Enterprise Architecture Management Suites (EAMS) market. This trend started in 2023, continued throughout 2024, and now, amazingly, as we enter 2025, the market has reached a further peak with three of the leading players Bizzdesign, MEGA International, and Alfabet (Software AG) coming together under the Bizzdesign brand.
Mergers And Acquisitions Continue To Reshape The EA Tool Market

Dec 17, 2024 | forrester.com | Stéphane Vanrechem

In November 2023 LeanIX was absorbed by SAP, in September 2024 Ardoq acquired ShiftX and now on December 11th, 2024, Orbus Software announced its acquisition of Capsifi. All these acquisitions point to a significant shift in the enterprise architecture management suites (EAMS) space. Orbus Software, recognized as one of the leading vendors in Forrester’s recent EAMS Wave, Q4 2024, has demonstrated exceptional proficiency in both its offerings and strategy.
Choose The Enterprise Architecture Management Suite That Best Support Your Transformation

Dec 10, 2024 | forrester.com | Stéphane Vanrechem |Joe Cicman |Huard Smith

Today’s enterprise architecture (EA) practices are critical to enable a firm’s customer-obsessed digital transformations. As more traditional EA practices become commoditized, Enterprise Architecture Management Suite (EAMS) vendors that show strong use cases to support real transformations will emerge as market leaders. These transformation-enabling use cases include AI-powered features, provide sustainability, modelling and assessment capacities, and architecture empowering functions.
Craft An Intelligent Business Case For SaaS ERP

Oct 30, 2024 | forrester.com | Liz Herbert |Stéphane Vanrechem |Sam Higgins

One of the most strategic, and costly, business applications is enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. ERP is critical to an organization, underpinning functions such as finance and business operations. Organizations should strive for a modern ERP solution; however modernizing ERP is often a costly and time-consuming process. Firms also face the decision of whether to move off of on-premises ERP to software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions.
Transforming Enterprise Networks With AIOps: A New Era Of Intelligent Connectivity

Oct 29, 2024 | forrester.com | Carlos Casanova |Andre Kindness |Octavio Garcia Granados |Stéphane Vanrechem

The injection of multicloud and hybrid cloud networks, business partners adding their own networking solutions, and the addition of the Zero Trust framework into the enterprise businesswide networking fabric has increased the complexity of enterprise networks by two more magnitudes from 10 years ago.
GenAI is a land of confusion for revenue leaders

Oct 29, 2024 | forrester.com | Anthony McPartlin |Stéphane Vanrechem |Ross Graber

One of the benefits of an analyst role at Forrester is engaging with B2B leaders to understand their business challenges and priorities. This month, I was fortunate to spend time in person with a broad range of sales and operations leaders at Forrester’s B2B Summit EMEA and other events in London. Much of the conversations focused around how generative AI is and will impact go-to-market efforts, specifically within sales.
AI And GenAI Are Game-Changers For Enterprise Architecture Leaders

Oct 29, 2024 | forrester.com | Stéphane Vanrechem |Carlos Casanova |Sam Higgins

AI and, most recently, generative AI (genAI) have uncovered the true power of automating tasks that previously were tedious to complete or difficult to improve the efficiency of the work within a singular domain of the business. But much more importantly, genAI has also started to drive new levels of business value as it cuts across different domains of business operations. In fact, genAI by design is a silo breaker!But how will AI and genAI disrupt the enterprise architecture discipline?
New Research: The Intelligent Healthcare Organization Is Bound To Exist

Sep 25, 2024 | forrester.com | Shannon Germain Farraher |Arielle Trzcinski |Stéphane Vanrechem

What Is An Intelligent Healthcare Organization (IHO)? During the next 5 to 10 years, healthcare will undergo another evolution. Analytics and artificial intelligence will permeate healthcare organizations well beyond singular use cases. It will be embedded and scaled into clinical workflows and operations, drastically impacting care delivery and business outcomes.
Celebrating Excellence: DRÄXLMAIER Group Wins The 15th Annual Enterprise Architecture Award In EMEA

Sep 23, 2024 | forrester.com | Stéphane Vanrechem |Bernhard Schaffrik |Biswajeet Mahapatra

The 2024 Forrester Enterprise Architecture Awards have reached their second stage: EMEA. Just like the Americas award, we have partnered with The Open Group, who have contributed both publicity and judges. I am honored to announce the winner and runners-up from my home region. Once again, the quality of the submissions this year was exceptionally high.