Overarch — Architecture, at a glance.

Architecture Practice & Governance

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EA Frameworks & Methodologies

TOGAF

The Open Group Architecture Framework for enterprise architecture development

framework commercial

Website

Zachman Framework

A fundamental structure for organizing enterprise architecture artifacts

framework commercial

Website

Architecture Governance

COBIT

IT governance and management framework for enterprise information and technology

framework commercial

Website

Architecture Decision Management

ADR Tools

Command-line tools for working with Architecture Decision Records

tool open-source

Website GitHub

Architecture Maturity & Assessment

Architecture Capability Maturity Model

A maturity model for assessing and improving enterprise architecture capabilities

framework free

Website

Architecture as Code

Structurizr

Architecture models as code using the C4 model for visualizing software architecture

tool freemium

Website GitHub

Modeling & Documentation

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EA Platforms & Suites

LeanIX

SaaS-based enterprise architecture management platform for IT landscape governance

tool enterprise

Website

Architecture Modeling Tools

Archi

Free, open-source ArchiMate modeling tool for enterprise architecture

tool open-source

Website GitHub

Lightweight Modeling

Mermaid

JavaScript-based diagramming and charting tool using text-based definitions

tool open-source

Website GitHub

Diagramming & Visualization

draw.io

Free, open-source diagramming application for creating flowcharts and architecture diagrams

tool open-source

Website GitHub

Modeling Notations & Standards

ArchiMate

Open and independent enterprise architecture modeling language by The Open Group

standard free

Website

Architecture Documentation

arc42

Pragmatic template for documenting software and system architectures

framework open-source

Website GitHub

Enterprise Architecture

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Business Architecture

BizBOK

Business Architecture Body of Knowledge guide for business architecture practitioners

framework commercial

Website

Business Process Management

BPMN

Business Process Model and Notation standard for graphical process modeling

standard free

Website

Camunda

Process orchestration platform for automating business processes and workflows

tool open-source

Website GitHub

Application Portfolio Management

LeanIX APM

Application portfolio management module for rationalizing and governing IT landscapes

tool enterprise

Website

Technology Radar & Standards

ThoughtWorks Technology Radar

Opinionated guide to technology trends published biannually by ThoughtWorks

community free

Website

Reference Models & Taxonomies

BIAN

Banking Industry Architecture Network service landscape for financial services

standard free

Website

Software Architecture

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Architecture Styles & Patterns

Microservices Patterns

Comprehensive guide to microservices architecture patterns by Chris Richardson

book commercial

Website

Domain-Driven Design

DDD Crew

Community-driven resources and tools for practicing Domain-Driven Design

community open-source

Website GitHub

API Design & Management

OpenAPI Specification

Industry-standard specification for defining and documenting RESTful APIs

standard open-source

Website GitHub

Swagger

Suite of API development tools for designing, building, and documenting RESTful APIs

tool freemium

Website GitHub

Integration Architecture

Apache Kafka

Distributed event streaming platform for high-throughput, real-time data pipelines

tool open-source

Website GitHub

Distributed Systems & Resilience

Resilience4j

Lightweight fault tolerance library for Java applications inspired by Netflix Hystrix

tool open-source

Website GitHub

Knowledge & Learning

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Books

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

Definitive guide to distributed data systems by Martin Kleppmann

book commercial

Website

Software Architecture: The Hard Parts

Modern trade-off analysis for distributed architectures by Ford, Richards, Sadalage, and Dehghani

book commercial

Website

Certifications

AWS Solutions Architect Professional

Advanced AWS certification for designing complex cloud architecture solutions

certification commercial

Website

TOGAF Certification

Industry-recognized enterprise architecture certification by The Open Group

certification commercial

Website

Communities & Conferences

O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference

Premier conference on software architecture practices, patterns, and emerging trends

community commercial

Website

Media & Learning

Martin Fowler's Blog

Influential blog on software design, architecture patterns, and development practices

community free

Website