The Open Group Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference: Highlights from a Landmark Gathering, London, February 2 – 4, 2026

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By Ash Patel – CDMP – Certified Copywriter (CMP) – Content Marketing Manager, The Open Group

The Open Group EA Practitioners Conference officially marked a major milestone – the 30th anniversary of the TOGAF® Standard, a standard of The Open Group, the world’s leading framework for Enterprise Architecture.  Further celebrating this remarkable journey – from the foundation of the TOGAF Standard to the evolution of the ArchiMate® Specification, the Open Agile Architecture™ Standard – O-AA™, The Open Group Eagle AI Assistant, and the entire Architecture Portfolio standards of The Open Group, with over 90 attendees from around the world joining in the celebrations.

Freedom and Responsibility

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Responsibility is like a hot potato, but we have developed better ways to handle it than simply passing it on. We keep paying for this trickery, and so far, we can afford it. However, the stakes grow exponentially. This is another essay in the Autonomy and Cohesion series. Autonomy and Cohesion is one of the essential balances that […]

The Timing Gap: Why Enterprises Fail Not from Disruption, but from Delayed Architecture Decisions

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By Rajjie Sarmey As we move into 2026, the most dangerous risk facing enterprises is no longer technological disruption. It is delayed decision-making embedded in architecture and governance systems that were designed for a slower era. […]