Within the Enterprise Continuum, this is where architecture assets and architecture building blocks are classified, running from Foundation and Common Systems architectures through Industry ones to those that are Organization-Specific.
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Terms in this definition
- Enterprise Continuum
Sorts every architecture and solution asset, held internally or externally, according to how far it has moved from generic towards specific. Its two parts are the Architecture Continuum and the Solutions Continuum.
- WHERE
Limits a SELECT, UPDATE or DELETE to just the rows meeting a condition. Omit it, and the statement hits every row.
Related terms
- ABB
An Architecture Building Block is a logical description of a component that stays independent of any supplier. Belonging to the Architecture Continuum, it records what the architecture requires and guides how Solution Building Blocks are chosen or built.
- Common Systems Architecture
A stage in the Architecture Continuum that fully covers a single problem area, for example management, networking or security, while remaining incomplete as a whole. One example is the III-RM.
- Foundation Architecture
The least specific stage of the Architecture Continuum, offering components, principles and guidelines that more specialised architectures build upon. One example is the TRM.
- Organization-Specific Architecture
Sits at the far end of the Architecture Continuum, where things are most specific, and describes how a single enterprise is architected.