The Open Group Virtual Event Celebrates 25 Years of Open Technology Standards October 25-27, 2021- Highlights

By Loren K. Baynes, Director, Global Marketing Communications, The Open Group

Last week, The Open Group Open Digital Standards October 2021 brought together organizations and speakers from across the world to discuss how the cross-industry development of open standards is helping businesses become digital-first. The global event was hosted in Brazil, China, India, Japan, South Africa, United Kingdom, and the United States. The event commemorated The Open Group 25th anniversary – acknowledging and reminiscing the remarkable achievements in the technology standards arena. Over 2,600 attendees from more than 100 countries gathered virtually to to share in the celebration and learn more about open technology standards.

Enterprise Architecture Supporting the Agile Organization in a World of Continuous Change

By Sonia Gonzales, TOGAF® Standard Product Manager, The Open Group

Organizations need to be resilient and agile to adapt to a market that is changing at a faster pace. Due to the increase in digital technologies available at consumers’ fingertips, organizations need to innovate and get the capabilities needed to support these new digital offerings that customers are demanding in an effective way.

The TOGAF® Standard Cited as GovTech Solution by the World Bank Group

By Steve Nunn, President and CEO, The Open Group

As digital transformation has matured in the private sector, it has demonstrated its value ever more clearly. Where, ten or twenty years ago, digitalization of core functions was too often a fragmented affair with inconsistent or unpredictable results, we are now increasingly seeing holistic, cohesive implementations being driven by more comprehensive project roadmaps, deeper institutional knowledge, and clearer open standards. The result is that business and consumer expectations have now shifted significantly into line with what digital approaches can uniquely offer.

The Open Group Open Footprint™ Forum Global Event Highlights Blog

Last week, The Open Group Open Footprint™ Forum (OFP) held its first virtual event, June 23-24, 2021. It brought together experts from across the globe to introduce and demonstrate the work that has gone into the Forum since it launched in August 2020. Speakers, from a plethora of industry leading organizations such as Accenture, AWS, Deloitte, ERM, IBM, Infosys, Shell, WBCSD, and Wipro hosted sessions outlining the mission of the Open Footprint Forum, explanations of the Open Footprint Data Platform, as well as live demonstrations of the Platform to show its applicability to all industries.

Open FAIR™ Reaches 1000 Certifications!

The Open Group Security Forum is thrilled to announce that the Open FAIR™ Certification Program has officially reached more than 1000 Certified People! This milestone represents tremendous growth around Open FAIR and indicates widespread acceptance of the standard and approach of Open FAIR. This milestone is particularly impressive because roughly 18 months ago, the Open FAIR Certification Program had 600 Certified People.

The Open Group ‘Open Digital Standards’ Virtual Event January 25-27, 2021 – Highlights

The transition to Digital First has become a necessity for the survival of private and public sector organizations in a post-pandemic world. It was therefore fantastic to see attendees gather virtually over the course of three days to discuss tangible solutions for navigating the challenges we face today. Sessions and workshops were hosted by a plethora of leading industry experts and centered on the development and implementation of open digital standards to address issues critical to the success of a Digital First enterprise.

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