Strategic Solution Architecture for Large-Scale Enterprises: A Practitioner’s View
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https://doi.org/10.64137/3107-9458/ICCSEMTI26-104Keywords:
Strategic Solution Architecture, Enterprise Systems, Large-Scale Enterprises, Methodology, Case Study, Best PracticesAbstract
In the fast-paced world of business, huge companies have to deal with the dilemma of encouraging innovation while making sure that their operations stay more stable. This makes strategic solution architecture more important than ever. This article looks at how solution architecture connects business strategy with technology execution. It also talks about how well planned designs may bring together more complex systems, improve processes as well as make these systems that can grow over time. The discussion, which is based on their actual life examples, looks at common problems that businesses have, such as combining many other different technologies, keeping previous systems running, and making sure that their compliance and security are in place on a wide scale. The technique provides a structured, sequential procedure that strikes a balance between technical rightness along with marketing aims. It achieves this through providing individuals tools, recommendations, and actual-world information to help them make choices. The main recommendations emphasize the requirement for open government, stakeholder participation & flexible regulations that can adapt to the latest developed technologies and evolving demands from the marketplace. By integrating planning for strategy with solid construction principles, organizations can enhance their existing operations more efficiently and get ready for growth in the future. This practitioner-oriented point of view gives practical advice & managerial insight, showing how essential solution design is for making these organizations more flexible, efficient, alongside creative.
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