This article is the first in a two part series that examines a simple example of how the principles of reference architecture relate to a fictional business. We will focus on the reference architecture here, and then the solution architecture in a later post. The example used to illustrate is a staffing company, Demo Staff Company Inc., and we will detail how directions set at the executive management level map down into the technology stack.

This is the second in a two part series that examines an example of how the principles of enterprise architecture relate to a fictional business. Part one focused on the reference architecture with heavy emphasis on discussing the motivation and strategy layers. This article extends that previous work and focuses on the solution architecture. It will delve more into the practical implementation in technology of the strategies covered as a part of the reference architecture in the prior article.