Modern enterprises and other organizations rely heavily on information technology. But the relationship between the organization requiring IT services and the IT department providing those services is often strained. Traditionally, IT departments are seen as opaque cost centers that do not deliver appropriate value for the cost incurred – in other words, a “money sink.” In reality,  IT departments struggle with an ever increasing demand for services while simultaneously facing budget cuts. As a result, IT sees the business as “starving” it for funds.

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“What’s the definition of an application?” Many customers tell us that they struggle greatly with answering this simple question. They say it is the source of arguments, lengthy discussions, and it takes time to get a consensus on the definition within organization. We often get asked for guidance, so here it is:

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Long seen as an EA thought leader, the U.S. Federal Government has paradoxically struggled to deliver on EA’s promise of measurable, repeatable, transformative value for its stakeholders. While the government’s oversight and governance bodies have provided strategic guidance, agencies have found it difficult or impossible to show actual value for their efforts.

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Our ability to speed time to value for customers through strategic IT planning and enterprise architecture is paying off in the bottom line. Today, we announced strong growth and record revenues and profitability for the first half of 2010 ending on June 30, 2010.

These past six months included a number of significant transactions, including:

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