Lightweight Enterprise Architectures (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "It is undisputed in today's corporate environment that the success of the enterprise depends on how effectively technology integrates within the organization..." (more)
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Product Description

Based on the author's 20 years of experience in IT, Lightweight Enterprise Architectures explains an architectural approach that enables a quick alignment of technology to business strategy. The author begins by taking readers through the typical enterprise and its challenges, then presents a framework that facilitates the adoption of enterprise architecture and provides methods to implement the framework. The book presents a lightweight methodology and philosophy that is easily adopted and quickly provides value. It delineates how this approach can help readers avoid most of the pitfalls of traditional architectural styles that tend to be over-engineered.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 274 pages
• Publisher: AUERBACH; 1 edition (July 9, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 084932114X
• ISBN-13: 978-0849321146
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,516,548 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Exellent idea but not so great book, September 13, 2005

By	A. Aspnas (Turku, Finland) - See all my reviews

In my opinion the book was a bit dissapointing. The idea behind the book, Lightweight Enterprise Architecture, is great, but the author clearly struggles with getting the important ideas trough to the reader and the impression you are left with is neither very clear nor consise. The language used in the book seems to be filled with empty phrases commonly used these days in the IT industry that at least to me as a non-native english speaker makes no sense. The second half of the book is also just a copy of publically available material that could in my opinnion have been left out.

However, the book contains an excellent description of a set of enterprise architecture antipatterns, which i found both very entertaining and useful.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful hands on book for enterprise architecture, January 19, 2006

By	Chuckie - See all my reviews

I wish I had this book years ago. He simplifies a complex subject. Additionally, I like his humour in Antipatterns. A must for your personal library.