Insight-EA Overview

Insight-EA Overview

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Insight EA ScenariosInsight-EA is a proven solution for a variety of business scenarios

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Information ArchitectureMaster Data Management

Data Lifecycle ModelsData Quality RulesData Governance

Data Catalog

Insight EA “At-a-Glance”Insight-EA is a very flexible toolset, capable of solving many business and technical use cases

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Scale from Project Accelerator to System of Record

Business ArchitectureBusiness Strategy

Organization OptimizationProcess Improvement

Capability MapsValue Streams

Enterprise ArchitectureApplication Rationalization

Process ConsolidationEnterprise Standards

Technical Reference Models

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Insight-EA AdvantagesHow does Insight-EA compare with typical spreadsheet based analysis?

ManualTime consuming

Point-in-time results

Crowd-sourced infoCopy/paste from spreadsheets

Out of the box visualizationsEvergreen usability


Insight-EA DifferentiatorsEasy ingestion techniques coupled with rich a API deliver rapid return on investment and continued value over time.

Insight-Data Catalog / Data Marketplace

Traditional Competitors


Insight-EA AdvantagesHow does Insight-EA compare to traditional EA competitors?

Benefit

High (servers,database,admin,training,etc) Cost of Deployment Low (per-use subscription)

Slow (specialized resource, provisioning…) Speed of Deployment Fast (typical setup <1 hour)

High (Large capital cost, M&S) Cost of Ownership Low (total less than competitors’ M&S)

Slow (typically a large amount of setup) Time to Value Fast (clients up and running in a day)

Difficult (training and configuration required) Ease of Use Easy (out-of-the-box-functionality)

Complicated (proprietary data, contract) Ease of Exit Smooth (cancel subscription, export)

Complex and expensive External Access Simple and affordable via open API

Insight-EA SaaS

• Capability, Organization, Information and Value Stream Maps provide foundation for Heat Maps

• Detailed Process Modeling, BPMN level 1, 2 and 3 (user-selectable)

• Strategy Maps and Strategy Capability Networks

• Projects, Initiatives, Products, Services, Business Rules, Stakeholders, Org Units etc.

• Reporting including Orphaned Object and Project Timeline

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Business Architecture and StrategyComprehensive modeling and reporting covering everything from high-level Strategy and Capabilities through to detailed Process Modeling and Stakeholder Mapping

• Comprehensive survey builder and distribution tool

• Rich, user-extensible repository allows collection of Application, Data Center and Technology data at many related levels

• Analytics tools including Application Value Map and Technology Roadmap give powerful visualization capabilities


Application Portfolio RationalizationA set of integrated and intuitive tools make Insight-EA the perfect partner for accelerating the collection and validation of your IT and Application Inventory, and analytics to discover value and opportunities within the enterprise

• Fully integrated with other Insight-EA capability areas

• Technology, Vendor and Data Center inventories are all cross-referenceable

• Reporting and visualization to drive dashboarding and analytics

• API and import/export capabilities for integration with other CMDB, incident management and reporting tools

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Enterprise Architecture Standards and ModelsInsight-EA provides an ideal, centralized repository for an organization’s EA standards, documentation and models

• Create and maintain inventories at multiple levels of abstraction:

• Business Terms and Glossary

• Information Objects and Data Items

• Datastores

• Database Tables and Columns

• Cross-referencing to Applications, Processes, Capabilities, Technologies and other object types

• Reports showing Data Redundancy and conflict reports, Information Usage etc.

• Business and Data Rules, Interaction Models and Event Models all build the foundation for Master Data Management and Data Governance


Information and Data ManagementInsight-EA provides a rich set of cataloging tools and models to allow everything from Business Taxonomies to physical Database Columns to be captured, modeled and cross-referenced


Out of the Box VisualizationsCreate powerful models, maps, and reports quickly

Maps Models Reports

Capability Maps Technical Reference Models Application Value

Information Maps Technical Interaction Models Architectural Building Blocks

Information Cross Maps Strategy Capability Networks Dynamic Matrix

Organization Maps Application Landscape Models Maturity Report

Organization Cross Maps Business Interaction Models Project Timeline

Value Stream Maps Universal Models Technology Roadmap

Value Stream Cross-Maps Process Models Unassociated Objects

Taxonomy Maps Hybrid Models

Function Maps

Strategy Maps

• Originally designed for large-scale application and technology rationalization via advanced Enterprise Architecture methods

• Adapted to support advanced information management and analytics projects

• Enhanced to support Business Architecture and Strategy projects

• Highlights relationships between business capabilities, functions, processes, value streams, systems, applications, technologies (OS, Database, Development, etc.), information/data elements, organizational elements, locations, etc.

• Easiest to use Enterprise Architecture and Business Architecture tool available

• Affordable SaaS cloud delivery (Azure) via state-of-the-art web technology

• Robust API capabilities for integration with other systems


About Insight-EAWhere did Insight-EA come from and how has it been enhanced?

• Scottish Gaelic for knowledge and wisdom

• Established in November 2015

• Founded by senior architects (Enterprise and Business) along with consulting and software professionals with decades of experience

• Revised company structure and funding in July 2018

• Headquartered in Houston, TX

• Provides Business Architecture consulting services that drives the following services:• Enterprise Architecture

• Business Strategy

• Information Architecture


About FIOS InsightBackground on the company behind Insight-EA

• Q&A

• Next Steps


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