The IDC Enterprise Architecture Tool Buying Guide

This IDC Perspective, written for CIOs and senior technology executives, introduces IDC's 2023 Enterprise Architecture Tool Buying Guide. Leading EA tools are compared with respect to their features, ability to integrate with other tools within the enterprise, ease of use and supportability, ability to customize, security support, and hosting models. This document outlines an approach for using the guide to select the appropriate tool to support your EA program."The increasing visibility and widespread impact of technological advances, coupled with the heightened awareness of cyber-risks, are driving governance experts to advise that boards of directors stay current on the state of enterprise technology. This, of course, drives the C-suite to improve its own involvement and to compel all internal customers of IT to collaborate on a more complete view of current, evolving, and potential disruptive uses of technology. The right EA toolset facilitates this involvement and the ability to share accurate insights," says Cora Carmody, adjunct research advisor for IDC's IT Executive Programs (IEP).