image

Cloud Computing

Probably the hotest topic in IT today and a concept you need to embrace to understadn the impact it will have on you.

image

Enterprise Arch

No matter the size of your organisation or business EA is a discipline that can help you deliver benefits.

image

Big Data

Traditional Databases and Data Warehouses are struggling to meet business needs so what is the answer?

Articles:

About The Open Alternative

In the fast paced world of technology it isn't surprising that marketing departments within large IT Service organisations are constantly looking for ways to condense and package these technologies into new offerings that simplify the techno babel and deliver cost effective solutions to their existing and potential customer base.

Here at The Open Alternative we aim to provide clear and concise information to help you better understand the terminology and marketing behind these offerings so you can make more informed decisions.

Dave Shepherd - The Open Alternative Founder

Enterprise Architecture

Lots of people claim to be Enterprise Architects, and lots of people talk about TOGAF or Zachmann. But do they know what it really is, what it really means to their business or architecture practice? Can they concisely explain what Enterprise Architecture is?

What are the differences between Business, Application, Data and Technical Architectures? How can you leverage EA to help with your IT?

Cloud Computing

I've been in IT for over 18years and during that time I've drawn on many whiteboards and 'fluffy clouds' have been included in many of these drawings. They describe the Wide Area Networks (WAN), Storage Area Networks (SAN), Services (E-Mail, Back Office) and even whole organisations

So is this Cloud Computing? What about the service management, operational and organisational elements? A confusing concept indeed and all the more reason to read the articles on this site.

Share This Post

By A Web Design

Loading...

Last 2 tweets from openalternative:

Implementing TOGAF

Have you ever tried to implement an Enterprise Architecture Framework? It isn't as easy as you might think. Many IT departments are now well established and as such have well defined and integrated frameworks...

TOGAF - Architecture Development Method

TOGAF - Architecture Development Method
So how do you develop and Enterprise Architecture? What method is it that you should use to help you create this over arching architecture that will help you transform your business and deliver increased...

What is TOGAF?

Surprisingly TOGAF is another IT acronym which abbreviates The Open Group Architecture Framework. Now in itself that doesn't really explain anything, and you could argue that even the full title explains...



Who's Online

We have 3 guests and one member online