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The Ugly Duckling of the architecture family?

Business Architecture is indeed the odd one out. Most other architectural disciplines have a strong IT focus. And if you ask me, that’s not strange, as IT has always required strong architectural structuring. With every new technology and the exponential growth of both adoption and possibilities, the complexity of the IT landscape has significantly increased. Consequently, organizations could no longer build monolithic systems without architectural structure; they had to invest considerable effort into data architectures, software architectures, integration architectures, and more. Yet even these architectures do not operate in isolation. They still aim to realize business value by providing functionality and delivering on quality attributes (e.g., scalability, performance).

Building the foundations for tomorrow’s innovation

Looking at the amount of data we generate and store today compared to last year, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that these vast amounts of data bring many challenges in managing it. Add to this the fact that data has become much more than just an asset—it has become a cornerstone of strategic innovation—and you soon realize that data management is a crucial practice for any organization.

The Art of the Trade-Off

If you’ve been recently involved in developing IT solutions, you’ve probably experienced that the challenge is no longer merely about building IT systems that work—it’s about crafting solutions that balance functionality with performance, security, and usability.

What I learned from writing a Master Project

XPLUS Business Architect Marianne Vanhauwaert recently wrote a master thesis as part of her learning journey at the Antwerp Management School. She wrote down her experience and insights.

Platform play

The entrepreneurial mantra ‘Location, Location, Location’ still holds, yet nothing spells digital disruption like 'Platform, Platform, Platform'. Still, there remains a great deal of confusion and misunderstanding on the subject in the market. Time to untangle the knot.

XPLUS: a warm community brimming with talent

We do a lot to create our community of Enterprise and Business Architects where everyone feels welcome and inspired. HR manager Tom Faes and managing director Kris Marchi sat down with business newspaper De Tijd to detail our approach.

Free webcast: Balancing Time Horizons as Business and IT Architects

Long, medium or short term, Business and IT Architects are constantly juggling different time horizons for as many different projects. To help you with this daunting task, we invited four industry experts to talk about this balancing act during our free breakfast webinar on Friday June 4th. Watch the free replay now.

Leading as an architect: ten must-have competences

These days, architects are far from being locked up in an ivory tower. The architect increasingly takes on a leading role and with that come new expectations and competences.

Free webcast: Why is Business Architecture only now finding its way into companies?

Companies are turning towards Business Architecture to help guide their transformation. But this isn’t a new idea. So why are organizations across the globe only investing in it now? Find it out in this blog.

XPLUS Talks: meet Rudy Wouters

Last week I spent a few hours talking with the Chief Architect Rudy Wouters (ING Tech Chief architect for Market Leaders). Rudy answered a series of questions regarding digital transformation and enterprise architecture. We are happy to share his experience with you!

How to navigate the COVID-19 crisis as a digitally enabled banker

In this article we provide insight into how financial institutions can execute their digital transformation and navigate the COVID-19 crisis as a digitally enabled banker. Our expectation is that the move to digital will be accelerated for financial institutions due to the recent crisis.