Part A - Digital Business - Setting the Context (What and Why of DEA or Digital Enterprise Architecture) CHAPTER 1: DIGITAL BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE AND THE TRANSFORMATION IMPERATIVE What is Digital Business? Digitization Landscape and Opportunities Contemporary digital technologies and their impact of Digital Transformation Evolution of Architectures in Organizations Digital Transformation Imperative Challenges and Risks in Digital Transformation Architecture and Business Organizations Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Data Friction Enterprise Architecture (EA) in Digital Transformation EA as a Transformational Framework Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Everything (IoE) and Digital Business Enterprise Architecture and Business Architecture CHAPTER 2: ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE & SERVICES ORIENTATION IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Enterprise Architecture (EA) as a Transformational Framework Enterprise Architecture in Digital Transformation Enterprise architecture elements and digital transformation Capturing the technology baseline. Exploring the constraints and risks upfront. Influencing the business objectives. Automating the broken or disparate business processes. Embracing emerging technologies. Capitalizing on the operating model of the business. TOGAF and Zachmann EA Frameworks Enterprise Architecture''s Technology Stack Layers of the Enterprise Technology Stack Layer 1: Communications (Networks and Infrastructure) Layer 2: Data Storage (SQL and NoSQL) Layer 3: Analytics & Services Machine Learning Layer 4: Business Processes & Applications Layer 5: Presentations and Visualization (User Interfaces) and IoT Devices Security Architecture (All Layers) Services Oriented Architecture "Service" in SOA Services Landscape Shared Services Operational Services Customer Service Knowledge Worker Services Synchronization of Services Service-Orientation and Business Business Driven SOA Agility in Digital Business Change Management in Digital Transformation CHAPTER 3: STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR DIGITAL BUSINESS Planning for a Data-Driven Digital Business Digital Business Strategies Inputs to Strategic Planning for Digital Business Strategy for Digital Transformation - focus is on Customer Experience Objectivity in Developing Digital Strategies Elements of Digital Business Strategies Strategies Relate Projects to Capabilities to Goals Business Capabilities Business Strategies and Enterprise Architecture Architectures and Digital Strategies Sources and Digital Strategies Knowledge Customer Knowledge Worker Services Big Data Sensors (IoT) Analytics Machine Learning Social Media Mobile Application Making Digital Strategy Work Digital Business Strategy and Planning Enterprise Architecture Resources and Constraints Capabilities and Services Project Implementation CHAPTER 4: COLLABORATIVE DIGITAL BUSINESS Digital Business is Collaborative Business Physical collaboration Electronic collaboration Mobile collaboration Complexities of Collaborative Digital Business Business processes Enterprise IT governance Collaborative technologies Communication networks Evolving Technology Trends and EA Collaborative EA Key Elements of Collaborative EA Strategies for Collaborative EA Challenges and Issues with Collaborative EA Deploying a Collaborative EA Portals and Collaborative EA Practical Steps and Models for Collaborative Enterprise Architectures with MDA Charting a Road Map for Collaborative EA Deployment Observations from the Trenches Managing User Expectations Formulating effective use of federated portals Achieving consensus on Web services standards Incorporating value propositions from grid computing concepts Part B - Strategizing [Creating, Planning and Realizing] Digital Enterprise Architecture - How to go about it? [lifecycle of DEA] How and When should DEA be done? Chapter 5: Cloud Capabilities in Digital Transformation Cloud and the Enterprise Architecture (EA) Cloud Characteristics for Digital Business Four phases of Cloud Adoption through Enablement and Corresponding business value Cloud Adoption Cloud Transition Cloud Deployment Cloud Enablement Three Synergistic Areas of EA and Cloud EA governance and the Cloud EA measurement and maturity for the Cloud From strategy formulation to solution deployment. Embedding Analytics in Cloud-based Digital Processes Lessons learnt in Practice Challenges in Using Cloud-based Architecture Scalability User interfaces Shifting Enterprise computing to the Cloud Open source development Control and ownership Privacy and confidentiality CHAPTER 6: BUSINESS PROCESS DIGITIZATION & CUSTOMER VALUE Business Processes and Digital Transformation Business.