11-13 June 2008, Orlando, FL

Overview

Enterprise Architecture plays a key role in an organization's competitive advantage - but it's a new game, with new rules. It needs to be more integrated with the business. It needs to be more flexible. It needs to incorporate data management, business processes, mobility, security, compliance, among its many layers.

What does this mean for Enterprise Architects?

From the complexities of the architecture itself to the abundance of technological change that transpires, today's architect must ready themselves for a new era of development. They are at the very intersection of business and IT - the point of alignment. They must look beyond the technical and be able to map and communicate their business strategy. Effectively bringing technology to the boardroom.

Get ready for a series of new skill sets, new priorities, and new ways to deal with and drive this new environment. The 8th edition of the Enterprise Architecture Summit is the best place to help you make the transition, and ensure you, and your EA programs, survive and thrive in the next 5 years.

Unique Summit Benefits:

• The best EA expert team anywhere
• The largest gathering of Enterprise Architects to share ideas with
• Analyst One-on-One Meetings for customized advice

What You Will Learn

You will gain the expertise required to influence a winning EA program when you return to the office, including:

• The real value of EA and how to get business buy-in
• EA strategies, frameworks and methodologies
• How to leverage SOA, BPM, and portfolio management in your EA
• Data and information architectures
• EA Tools
• EA governance
• How to build and manage an EA team
• How to work better with the business
• Security architectures
• Effective organizational structures

Who Should Attend

• Architects and Architecture Leaders
• Strategy and Planning Heads
• CIOs and Senior IT Management
• Software Development/Integration Executives
• Business and Systems Analysts
• Consultants

Plus: the Enterprise Architecture Summit is co-located with the Gartner Application Architecture, Development & Integration Summit, so if you need the latest advice on SOA, Web Services, Application Development and Integration, you can attend both, with special combo savings!

More information on Gartner website