A3: It remains important to avoid a proliferation of systems across the enterprise. #EnterpriseArchitecture must look for opportunities to rationalize and simplify. #SASchat

A3: As always, #EnterpriseArchitecture is about a continual evolution of the enterprise in a controlled and planned way. Roadmaps and transitional architectures are important. #SASchat

Yes, it's about services - IaaS, PaaS, SaaS etc. It's no longer necessary to own or maintain the underlying technology #SASchat #EnterpriseArchitecture

A4: With cloud services there is less need for deep technical skills in infrastructure and software development. It’s more important to understand the options and potential that cloud offers. #SASchat #EnterpriseArchitecture

A5: The term “architecture” suggests a comprehensive and detailed design before you then build a solid structure. We need a new term evoking something more fluid and dynamic. #SASchat #EnterpriseArchitecture

A5: “Systems evolution” might be a better term than #EnterpriseArchitecture but evolution is a self-regulating process whereas we are talking about a process involving design, planning and control. #SASchat

A5: “Systems transformation” might be a better one. It has a ring of modernizing - taking us into a world of new opportunities. #SASchat #EnterpriseArchitecture #saschat

#EnterpriseArchitecture is still needed as much as ever, whatever you call it. #SASchat

James working in the SAS Global Technology Practice. Looking forward to this #SASchat

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Even for those with coding experience, low-code can speed up the process and get you those insights faster #SASChat #AnalyticsValue #ExploreSAS

A3. Chiesi Group reports that the transformation associated with move to cloud gave them improvements in the way of working – efficient data exchange with suppliers, standardization of processes. #SASChat #AnalyticsValue sas.com/en_gb/customer…

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A4. Vendor lock-in. If you build your systems using a single cloud vendor’s services then you may find it very difficult to move. #SASChat #AnalyticsValue #ExploreSAS

A5. Multi-cloud: Duplication in administration effort. More complexity. Costs of data egress/ingress and maintaining inter-cloud connectivity. #SASChat #AnalyticsValue #ExploreSAS

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