When refrigerators tweet and washing machines text

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As we strengthen our Enterprise Architectures for this data growth and disruptive technologies, below are some areas and some questions to ask? 1. Business Goals/Business Model - How does this social media and machine to machine interactions impact your organization's business model? Are there competitive advantages to be gained? Are any of our competitors utilizing this? What are the impacts to our top and bottom line? 2. Vision - Where does this impact the company's vision? Where can it accelerate parts of the Vision? 3. Current State - What are the current applications, data sources, technology that will be impacted by this disruptive technology? And who will be impacted? 4. Future State - How do these data points manifest themselves in a future business, application, information, people, and technology architecture? 5. Strategic Roadmap/Transition- What are the ways to get to this future state vision the most effectively and efficiently with minimum risk? 6. Governance- How do we measure the progress? Who is responsible and accountable and overseeing the success? 7. Business Case- What are the financial models around these technologies? What are the soft costs and benefits? This is a simple structure/methodology and just a few thoughts to ensure your organization continues to be prepared for ongoing information and disruptive technology growth. The work and many details underneath each of these areas is the work and challenges that Enterprise Architects crave and deliver on every day.