A guide to architectural governance

Architectural governance is the cornerstone of ensuring the seamless integration of IT infrastructure, and it supports core business processes. Its principal objectives encompass the following:

• Cataloging current architectural layouts
• Establishing guidelines, principles, and benchmarks
• Aligning business and IT visions
• Crafting a target infrastructure blueprint
• Identifying the value proposition of the target framework
• Highlighting disparities between the current and desired architecture
• Crafting a comprehensive architectural roadmap

The five pillars of architectural governance

With these five pillars in mind, we can also turn to some principles on how to modernize your governance architecture and optimize it's effectiveness.

• Consistency: Ensuring harmonious and integrated workflows without hitches
• Security: This is paramount for protecting sensitive data and upholding regulatory compliance...