Examining enterprise architecture definitions and theoretical perspectives

Tämä tutkielma koostuu kahdesta kokonaisarkkitehtuuria käsittelevästä artikkelista, sekä kokonaisarkkitehtuurin, systeemiajattelun ja tietojärjestelmätieteen teorian käsittelystä. Kokonaisarkkitehtuuria on tutkittu vuosikymmeniä, mutta sen määritelmä, laajuus ja tarkoitus jakavat mielipiteitä, eikä...

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Main Author: Nurmi, Jarkko
Other Authors: Informaatioteknologian tiedekunta, Faculty of Information Technology, Informaatioteknologia, Information Technology, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/59411
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