The Open Group
ABOUT THE OPEN GROUP
The Open Group is a vendor- and technology-neutral consortium, whose vision of Boundaryless Information Flow™ will enable access to integrated information within and between enterprises based on open standards and global interoperability.
THE OPEN GROUP MEMBERSHIP
Membership of The Open Group is for organisations and not for individuals. Fees are based on the revenue of the organisation and whether the organisation is a customer or a supplier to the industry.
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EXPLORATION, MINING, METALS & MINERALS VERTICAL
The Open Group has convened a global forum to create enterprise architecture standards and reference models for the exploration, mining, metals and minerals industries.
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TOGAF™
TOGAF™ The Open Group Architecture Framework, is an industry standard architecture framework. TOGAF™ has been developed and continuously evolved since the mid-90's by representatives of some of the world's leading IT customer and vendor organizations, working in The Open Group's Architecture Forum.
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EA Forum in South Africa
Real IRM, represents The Open Group in South Africa and brings local IT customers, vendors, consultants, governments and academics together through The Open Group's Enterprise Architecture Forum.
EA Forum
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The EA Forum brings local Information and Communication Technology customers, vendors, consultants, governments and academics together by hosting regular discussions forums which highlight various aspects of enterprise architecture, strategy and business transformation, so that participants can share ideas and experiences, debate issues and network.
Open Group Forums
Architecture Forum Newsletter
Bookstore & Downloads
- Non-Functional Requirements (NFR) Framework (Sep 2009)
- Global Financial Services uses TOGAF™ for EA Change Portal (Sep 2009)
- SOA Governance Framework (Aug 2009)
- The Open Group Service Integration Maturity Model (OSIMM) (Aug 2009)
- Cloud Computing Business Scenario Workshop (Aug 2009)
- Navigating the SOA Open Standards Landscape Around Architecture (Jul 2009)
- Global Energy Company (Jul 2009)
- Test Suites (Jul 2009)
- UNIX Certification (Jul 2009)
- Navigating the SOA Open Standards Landscape Around Architecture (Jun 2009)
- TOGAF 8-9 Advanced Bridge Practice Test (Jun 2009)
- TOGAF Version 9 Foundation Study Guide (Jun 2009)
- SOA Source Book (Apr 2009)
- UDEF (Apr 2009)
Open Group Standards
In the news
- September 30, 2009 — CIO Update
Making Sense of SOA Standards - September 16, 2009 — ZDNet : Dana Gardner's Blog
Jericho Forum aims to guide enterprises through risk mitigation landscape for cloud adoption - September 10, 2009
The Open Group Expands its Global Reach with New Mid-East Franchise - August 24, 2009
The Open Group Advances Adoption of SOA and Cloud Computing with Release of Two New Industry Standards - August 17, 2009
The Open Group Announces Formation of Cloud Work Group - August 4, 2009
Association of Open Group Enterprise Architects Partners with the Federated Enterprise Architecture Certification™ Institute - August 20, 2009 — BBC News Channel online
40 years of UNIX - August 18, 2009 — InfoWorld: David Linthicum's Blog
A new champion for preventing vendor lock-in in the cloud - August 12, 2009 — ZDNet: Dana Gardner's Blog
Cloud Security Panel: Is cloud computing more or less secure than on-premises IT? - August 3, 2009 — ebizQ
The Big 10k: Open Group Announces TOGAF Certifications Surpass 10,000 Mark - July 31, 2009 — IT Business Edge
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