IT Architects Get the ITA Advantage…process automation through the alignment of business and IT
What is IT Architects? IT Architects deliver system architectures to help organizations improve profitability and operational effectiveness IT Architects provide the frameworks, templates and consulting services to expedite delivery of the target architecture
IT Architects Quick Facts Formed in 2001 to meet corporate I mplementation experience with I T demands pertaining to various EAI tools such as TI BCO, architecture and system Vitria, BizTalk, Mercator integration (Ascential) and others First Western Canadian company Web Services experience using exclusively focusing on I T J2EE and .NET architecture Provides specialists in various Provides adopted frameworks for modeling approaches such as UML all architecture requirements: and enterprise architecture tools process, data, application and technical Provides project management and system delivery resources to Provides full development ensure successful delivery of lifecycle architecture model solutions Specializes in Enterprise Partnered with progressive Architecture, Service-Oriented architecture tool and system Architecture, EAI and Web integration vendors Services.
What makes ITA different?... Our People Our Founders… senior IT consultants specializing in enterprise architecture and delivery Our Team … comprised of all kinds of architects - process, data, application, technical, enterprise, integration and ERP – with skills in the delivery of architecture and system integration solutions
What makes ITA different?...Our Approach We collaborate with business and I T! We understand the business and IT worlds and bridge the gaps between them. Proven Approach…it works! ITA provides frameworks to enable an organization to operate as a cohesive entity, thereby enabling enterprise-wide information for decision making and mission-critical enterprise architectures that transcend autonomous business units and functions. We deliver…viable solutions! Our solutions address specific organizational, business and technology problems and deliver full lifecycle solutions.
What is the profile of an ITA Engagement? Target Customer – CIO or IT Director of a major corporation based in Western Canada Why Engage I TA? – CIO Needs: Independent and objective consulting advice on alternative course of action at both strategic and tactical levels Skilled team of senior architects to guide the organization to deliver a target architecture Minimize the risk in implementing architectures for mission critical projects Consulting Expertise – ITA Provides: Experience in delivery of system architecture and system integration solutions Frameworks, methods, templates and tools to deliver architectures I TA Vendor Alliances – ITA Brings: Independence of a consulting firm that is not locked into a specific technology or toolset Vendor alliances to quick start an engagement, but is neutral and will not promote an alliance partner’s technology or system solutions
The CIO’s Challenges In the midst of a changing business world, the CIO must: Advance the enterprise’s business vision through the effective use of Information Technology Support and enable flexible, responsive, and innovative product and service delivery Enable the enterprise to do business more efficiently and effectively Provide governance to IT initiatives Provide thought leadership for the enterprise
A changing business world… Information technology is changing the way people work, access information, the way products and services are delivered and the way business is done. How can IT architectures be designed for competitive advantage? Information technology is also changing…faster performance, wider array of IT technologies… Which one is best for my organization? Information Technology investments need to be planned carefully and implemented to obtain maximum ROI. How does an organization know if it is harvesting the benefits from its IT investments?
Why engage ITA Architects? ITA is the CIO’s best friend… ITA delivers solutions that work! Complexity….Complex problems, opportunities and business challenges need a comprehensive and well thought out blueprint to get us from where we are today to where we need to be tomorrow… this is ITA’s specialty ITA Frameworks provide a structured methodology to deliver solid and pragmatic solutions without over-analyzing the business.
In a world of complexity… Rates & Call Forecast Management Finan Customer Mapping cial Information Infor & Facility Mng. CUBIS Exec Info matio System Contributions, Retirement n MARS Units Spre Customer Structure Lists Forecast Electronic Transfer ad Warehouse Information Data Extraction Electronic Transfer Budget Information Sheet Create Document Into External Application Robots Real Time Application B destined s Load and for Platform Process Spread Sheet Download Subscribing Down Imported Application Files/Documents Financial Application A/B Interface Financial Sales & load Application MODEL Requisitions A Forecast Document Platform Accounting Creation Distribution Destined for Importe Electronic Application B File/Documents d on Controlling Inbound Queue Material Transfer Management Controlling Data Application A Application B Fixed Asset Export Retrieve Production Documents Documents Application B destined for from Spread Sheet Application B Platform MQSeries ERP Application Queue Management ENTERPRISE APPLICATION Planning for Application B INTEGRATOR Inbound Queue Download Application A Move Exported EAI Platform document to Integration Solution Environment Export Queue Translated Destined for File/ Appliction B Vitria Document on Project MQSeries Quality Affairs Application Application B File Transformation to Queue Subscribing Application Platform Client / Server Platform Document Format System Management Fleet Receive Export MQSeries Documents Office message/file transfer Plant remote Subscribing Project destined for Management on Application B Application Platform Open Systems MQ Series MQSeries Receive Transmission Application Queue Maintenance Communication A MQSeries Data Platform message/file transfer LIS for Subscribing Automatically Application Human Industry initiate routine to export data to Application B Resource Solutions Construction CRT
… Get the ITA Advantage Integrated Architecture Integrated Architecture Business Strategy Business Strategy Business Business Organizational Organizational Processes Processes Units Units Corporate Corporate Data/Information Data/Information Work Work Applications/ Applications/ Activities Activities Systems Systems Technology Infrastructure Technology Infrastructure The I TA Advantage enables the customer to: • Focus on business benefits Align technology to the business • Manage its I T resources more effectively • Make changes with less impact on the business and I T infrastructure • • Reduce the risk by implementing an enterprise integrated solution
(403) 630-1126 ivkovic@itarchitects.ca Bob I vkovic (403) 671-2879 mcritchie@itarchitects.ca Bruce McRitchie
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