Key Management Models, 3rd Edition

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The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF^®)

The big picture

The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF^®) is a framework for designing, planning, implementing and governing an enterprise information architecture. It is an open standard and basically a set of techniques, methods and best practices. TOGAF represents an industry consensus framework and method for enterprise architecture.

First published in 1995, TOGAF is based on the US Department of Defense Technical Architecture Framework for Information Management (TAFIM). It is developed and maintained by The Open Group, a collaboration of multiple companies and organisations to further ...