Principles of Data Management

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DATA MANAGEMENT AND ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

If an organisation is far-sighted enough to implement data management then there is also a good chance that the organisation has embraced the concept of enterprise architecture. In general, enterprise architecture is about understanding the different elements that make up the enterprise, including the people, the information, the processes, the communications and, very importantly, how those elements interrelate. By implementing an enterprise architecture, an organisation attempts to determine how these elements work together to meet its current and future goals.

There are a number of enterprise architecture frameworks publicly available via the internet, including:

• US Department ...