Glossary

ABB (Architecture Building Block): Specifies the services required in an organization’s specific system.

ADW (Active Data Warehouse): A data warehouse that is generally capable of supporting near-real-time updates, fast response times, and mixed workloads by leveraging well-architected data models, optimized ETL processes, and the use of workload management.

Agile methods: Methodologies that describe rapid iterations to get to a target in software development.

AMEX: Formerly the American Stock Exchange; now known as NYSE Amex Equities.

AML (Anti-Money Laundry): Defines measures to prevent the transformation of the status of money earned from illegal methods into legal money.

AOD (Architecture Overview Diagram): The AOD is a deliverable ...

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