All,
Semantic Enterprise Architecture:
1) already mentioned: the meta model that maintains enterprise
architecture supports semantics (Pavithra)
2) already mentioned: The enterprise Architecture itself supports
Semantic model (Pavithra)
3) already mentioned: a segment / view (Doug and Pavithra)
In my view, 3) includes 1) and 2). In the framework / paradigm
(IICSAE) which I started to develop in 1999-2000, and in my EA
practice in that same time period, all three are true, are part of
the definition, are embedded in my architecture descriptions, and
are a realized in the architecture of the enterprise and the
architecture of the enterprise architecture organization (a *part
of* the enterprise).
That part of IICSAE that deals with semantics is the Semantics /
Semiotics, Ontology and Language (SOL) component which is explicitly
made part of my EA artifacts and when realized is made part of the
enterprise. Some applications have been in ETL and Query, ontology
repositories holding local and reference domain ontologies for the
enterprise and used to support semantic interoperability,
inter-enterprise interactions, contract negotiation, software
development, data and meta-data quality, resolving semantic
conflicts between standards, etc.
A primary concern with semantics and semantic enterprise
architecture is the "semantic spaces" within which people interact.
These "semantic spaces" are an integral part of the enterprise
architecture (and should be part of the enterprise architecture
descriptions). This is something I've been trying to get across to
the EA community for years. These are ubiquitous and pervasive. That
is, they are a part of all aspects of the enterprise, the business,
data, applications, infrastructure, security, process, IT, etc. etc.
This is bullet point 4) (one of) the primary concerns of semantic
enterprise architecture (description) is to identify, model,
evaluate and then perhaps realize "semantic spaces".
@ Doug, your example does make sense, similar examples happen
everyday within and between enterprises. It can be amusing, it could
be devastating (e.g SOA in computational grids using distributed /
federated database without an underlying semantic infrastructure)
DM
" I am saying that it is incumbent on enterprise architects to
understand the institutional architecture within they are working,
and reflect that back to designers and decision-makers. I am also
saying that such reflection would benefit from the rigorous
understanding of meaning that I keep hoping is the mission of those
who have taken up the banner of ontology."
MKH: I have absolutely no argument with that.
I have presented aspects of my work and practice at various
conferences including The Third Architecture Practitioners
Conference (2004) those sponsored by the OMG (2005,
2006),Information Quality Conference for Practitioners and Business
(2005), the Fifth Semantic Interoperability for E-government
Conference (2006), Open Collaboration: Networking Semantic
Interoperability Across Distributed Organizations and Their
Ontologies Workshop (2006), and most recently The International
Conference and Workshop on Enterprises *as* Systems (2007, 2009).
I'll make these presentations available if anyone is interested.
Now I will go back to my hole for at least 3 days so I won't be able
to respond to any comments until perhaps Wednesday.
Matt
On 8/21/2010 1:53 PM, Maikel Leyva wrote:
Dear All
What the term Semantic Enterprise
Architecture means?
Thanks in advance,
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