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IT Architects Get the ITA Advantageprocess 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


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IT Architects

Get the ITA Advantage…process automation through the alignment of business and IT

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What is IT Architects?

 IT Architects deliver system architectures to help

  • rganizations improve profitability and operational

effectiveness

 IT Architects provide the frameworks, templates and

consulting services to expedite delivery of the target architecture

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IT Architects Quick Facts

Formed in 2001 to meet corporate I T demands pertaining to architecture and system integration

First Western Canadian company exclusively focusing on I T architecture

Provides adopted frameworks for all architecture requirements: process, data, application and technical

Provides full development lifecycle architecture model

Specializes in Enterprise Architecture, Service-Oriented Architecture, EAI and Web Services.

I mplementation experience with various EAI tools such as TI BCO, Vitria, BizTalk, Mercator (Ascential) and others

Web Services experience using J2EE and .NET

Provides specialists in various modeling approaches such as UML and enterprise architecture tools

Provides project management and system delivery resources to ensure successful delivery of solutions

Partnered with progressive architecture tool and system integration vendors

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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?

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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.

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In a world of complexity…

Forecast Budget Information Spread Sheet Download Rates & Forecast Environment Affairs Construction CRT Financial Accounting Controlling Fixed Asset Management Project System Office Communication Industry Solutions Human Resource Plant Maintenance Quality Management Production Planning Material Management Sales & Distribution Customer Information CUBIS Warehouse Robots

ERP

Integration Solution

Client / Server Open Systems

Fleet Management LIS Exec Info System Mapping & Facility Mng. Financial Forecast Retirement Units Electronic Transfer Requisitions Electronic Transfer Structure Lists Electronic Transfer Controlling Data Spread Sheet Download Data Extraction Into External Application Finan cial Infor matio n Spre ad Sheet Down load Call Management Contributions, MARS Customer Information Real Time Project Data

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Corporate Data/Information Business Processes Work Activities Applications/ Systems Organizational Units Technology Infrastructure Business Strategy

Integrated Architecture

Corporate Data/Information Business Processes Work Activities Applications/ Systems Organizational Units Technology Infrastructure Business Strategy

Integrated Architecture

…Get the ITA Advantage

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
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Bob I vkovic

(403) 630-1126 ivkovic@itarchitects.ca

Bruce McRitchie

(403) 671-2879 mcritchie@itarchitects.ca