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# What Is Enterprise Architecture?
> A strategic discipline that defines the structure and operation of an organization's IT environment — including business processes, information flows, app...

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## What Is Enterprise Architecture?
What Is Enterprise Architecture? Enterprise Architecture a strategic discipline that defines the structure and operation of an organization's IT environment — including business processes, information flows, application landscape, and technology infrastructure. Enterprise architecture ensures all components work together to support business objectives.

## Why This Matters for Your Business
Enterprise architecture provides the blueprint that prevents IT from becoming a tangled web of incompatible systems. It guides technology investment decisions, reduces duplication, enables integration, and ensures that new systems fit into the broader organizational landscape rather than creating new silos.

## Related Governance Terms

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## IT Governance
The framework of policies, structures, and processes that ensure IT investments support business objectives, manage risk appropriately, and deliver measurable value. IT governance defines who makes technology decisions, how those decisions are made, and how outcomes are measured.](https://griffinitgroup.com/it-glossary/it-governance) [Intermediate
## Technology Governance
The broader discipline of governing all technology decisions and investments across an organization — encompassing IT governance but also extending to operational technology (OT), digital transformation initiatives, data governance, and emerging technology adoption.](https://griffinitgroup.com/it-glossary/technology-governance) [Intermediate
## IT Risk Management
The process of identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks associated with information technology. IT risk management evaluates threats to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of IT systems and data, then implements controls proportionate to the risk level.](https://griffinitgroup.com/it-glossary/it-risk-management) [Intermediate
## IT Compliance
The practice of ensuring that IT systems, processes, and data handling meet the requirements of applicable laws, regulations, industry standards, and internal policies. IT compliance spans data privacy (PIPEDA, GDPR), security standards (SOC 2, ISO 27001), and industry-specific regulations.](https://griffinitgroup.com/it-glossary/it-compliance)

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