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Data-Driven EA: Why Out-of-the-Box Integrations are Non-Negotiable

Remember when Enterprise Architecture (EA) was mostly about static diagrams and thick binders? It was a world of manual data entry, where Enterprise Architects painstakingly mapped out the IT landscape using spreadsheets and Visio.

Data-Driven EA: Why Out-of-the-Box Integrations are Non-Negotiable

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Remember when Enterprise Architecture (EA) was mostly about static diagrams and thick binders?

It was a world of manual data entry, where Enterprise Architects painstakingly mapped out the IT landscape using spreadsheets and Visio.

This traditional approach, while well-intentioned, created a significant problem: the moment a diagram was finished, it was already outdated.

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Remember when Enterprise Architecture (EA) was mostly about static diagrams and thick binders? It was a world of manual data entry, where Enterprise Architects painstakingly mapped out the IT landscape using spreadsheets and Visio. This traditional approach, while well-intentioned, created a significant problem: the moment a diagram was finished, it was already outdated.

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