Business Architecture

Platform engineering is changing fast, and AI is raising the stakes. This practical guide shows you how to build internal developer platforms that work in the real world, from cloud-native foundations to AI-powered workloads. Follow hands-on examples and a production-grade reference architecture to create platforms that are secure, scalable and built to evolve.

Master ABAP from your first line of code to modern SAP S/4HANA development. Build practical skills in internal tables, database access, object-oriented programming, CDS views, RAP, APIs, performance and Clean ABAP through clear explanations and runnable examples designed for real-world projects.

AI governance is moving from principle to practice. This hands-on guide shows you how to build, implement and certify an ISO/IEC 42001 AI management system with confidence. From clause-by-clause guidance to practical templates, integration strategies and real-world scenarios, it turns a complex standard into a clear path from foundation to certification.

GDPR compliance can feel complex, but putting it into practice doesn’t have to be. This handbook turns regulatory requirements into clear, workable steps for real organizations. With practical frameworks, workflows, templates and examples, it shows you how to build a compliance program that works in the real world and holds up under scrutiny.

# Implementing the CCPA/CPRA # A Comprehensive Guide to California Privacy Compliance This book provides a complete, practical reference for building and maintaining an effective compliance program under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). It covers legal requirements, implementation methodology, technical controls, consumer-rights operations, vendor management, governance, security integration, enforcement preparedness, and ongoing compliance activities. The material is organized to serve both as a learning resource for professionals new to California privacy law and as a detailed implementation reference for experienced practitioners building or refining their programs.

You know how to build classes in Protégé. But do you know when to attach meaning — and when to wait?Volume 4 of "Mastering Ontology Engineering" introduces SKDL: the Semantic Knowledge Development Lifecycle. Seven stages. One discipline. Zero guesswork.From Aristotle to Description Logic. From taxonomy to executable knowledge.This is where pizza -> philosophy — and philosophy -> engineering.

The EU AI Act is changing the rules for anyone building, buying or using AI. This practical guide cuts through the legal complexity and shows what compliance actually requires. With clear explanations, real-world cases, templates and checklists, it gives leaders and teams the tools to turn regulation into workable AI governance.

Accountability cannot be delegated. Execution can. AI can act at a speed and scale that no person can review one decision at a time. The answer is not ceremonial human oversight. It is to establish who owns the workflow, what authority the system has, which limits are enforced and who can intervene when something goes wrong.Human Accountable for the Loop is a practical framework for doing that.

Evaluating a novel and original approach to a problem involves many types or organizational structures, forecasting and communication styles.

Building an impressive AI agent demo is easy. Running one in production—reliably, at scale, with governance—is where most enterprises get stuck. Agentic Orchestration shows how BPMN-based process orchestration governs AI agents at scale, drawing on real deployments across banking, telecom, and healthcare. Reasoning without orchestration is expensive chaos. This book shows the way out.

Turn a static class hierarchy into a real semantic graph: object properties, inverse properties, property characteristics, and domain and range, all hands-on in Protege.

Master Ontology Engineering with Protégé and the EKA Framework—Volume 1 of a multi-volume series that teaches ontology engineering hands-on through the Pizza.owl tutorial and connects it to a modern framework for building executable semantic systems.

Build and scale SaaS in Europe with confidence. This practical handbook turns complex EU regulations into clear, actionable guidance, covering GDPR, the AI Act, security, accessibility, VAT, and the legal essentials every SaaS business needs to stay compliant and earn customer trust.

LLMs and agentic AI are currently generating a great deal of hype. When applied correctly, they can deliver tremendous benefits. This book outlines the challenges involved in implementing these technologies within large enterprises—particularly in regulated environments. It serves as an accessible introduction for IT-focused executives and enterprise architects, while also proving useful for IT professionals in general who wish to explore the subject and avoid common project pitfalls.

Software and infrastructure only create value when they pull in the same direction as the business. This book shows IT leaders how to get there: from shaping IT strategy and the architecture roadmap to the daily discipline of IT and architecture governance, all built on a pattern-based approach that adapts to your organization rather than forcing it into a template.Grounded in established frameworks such as TOGAF, COBIT, and ITIL, it pairs solid fundamentals with numerous real-world examples — and gives growing weight to compliance and IT security, now central concerns of any IT management agenda.This English edition is based on the German standard work on the subject, fully revised in its 4th edition (late 2024). It is current with TOGAF 10 and reflects recent developments in business-oriented enterprise architecture — including the open-source tool EDGY and patterns for digital strategy — alongside the latest trends in IT risk management and cybersecurity architecture.