In2itive: Intuitive Enterprise Architecture

Over the years, Enterprise Architecture (EA) has grown more complex and demanding. This complexity has resulted in companies investing millions of dollars to train people on the use of EA and navigate through the complexities of EA frameworks and software.

As practicing enterprise architects and industry veterans, Steven Kestler and Thach Le recognized this problem and founded In2itive to simplify the complex nature of EA. “The whole concept of why we created In2itive is centered on ‘demystifying’ the practice of EA and making it easier for people to use,” says Kestler, VP and CTO, In2itive. In2itive has accomplished this goal through Cloud- EA, which is a component of their In2itive Cloud Business Transformation Platform. Cloud-EA consists of a suite of web applications, which are connected to a centralized repository and designed for Software as a Service (SaaS). The In2itive Cloud Platform is accessible via common web browsers and is 100 percent cloud-based, cost-effective, easy-to-adopt, and delivers real-time business value.

“We have a rich feature set within the In2itive Cloud platform and it is aligned with how easy it is to use the technology,” notes Le, President and CEO, In2itive. For instance, a leading EA training institution was facing challenges in offering an EA tool for their students to use as part of their curriculum in the allotted training time. “Cloud-EA was implemented as a learning enabler and the students quickly discovered that it is highly intuitive and feature-rich. After the completion of a one hour training workshop, the students were able to operationalize core aspects of an EA Framework and gain a higher-level understanding of EA operations.” Architecture compliance is also a key component of the Cloud-EA package. “In2itive customers using Cloud-EA for DoDAF are able to meet the necessary compliance when developing architectures so that they meet DoDAF standards and quality requirements of DoD architectures,” shares Le.

Cloud-EA represents just one domain within the In2itive Cloud Platform in support of business transformation. The In2itive Platform is comprised of four components which include EA, Portfolio Management (PfM), Decision Support (DS) and Reporting and Analysis (R&A). The suite of web apps associated with each component are all connected to a centralized repository in support of teaming and collaboration as well as data sharing.