A pragmatic apparoch for Masterdata management
A classic principle is that information should only be stored in place place, but if you have a scattered landscape may it be hard to reach this goal.
Why bother with business information management?
If your customer have more knowledge than you, you are not in a good position. If he or she think that you should know but you don't, then you have a serious issue.
The need for more agile IT - Architecture Corner, episode #1
Greger Wikstrand, (Enterprise Architect from Capgemini), talks about the need for more agile IT due to constant changes in business. The host for this show is Casimir Artmann (Enterprise Architect from Sogeti).
Welcome to Architecture Corner
The purpose of Architecture Corner is to have a place to discuss subjects in the intersection between business and IT
Pre-requsite for Enterprise Architecture
But, the truth is that EA is not a silver bullet that magically will save your organization in difficult times when there is a need to change. Architecture will help you, but there are some prerequisites that need to be in place.