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Figure 2.6
iA operations framework oeriew.
business drivers associates operational costs and benefits with specific business
need. This enables the organization to show value in operations, justify further
investments, or reduce operations for cost savings. Such alignment proves that
operational investments or operational cutbacks are not arbitrary.
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iA
2
line of Sight
The best decisions are informed decisions. The IA
2
line of sight (IA
2
LoS) is a for-
mal alignment of business drivers with operations and maintenance (O&M). Too
often, such alignment between the abstractness of architecture and the specific
requirements of operations is a cloud with details left to imagination and intui-
tive leaps. The IA
2
LoS (Figure 2.7) provides distinct links from business drivers
through to architecture, implementation, and operations.
IA
2
Line of Sight
Best Practices
Figure 2.7
iA
2
loS.
