Introduction to The Open Group 5 July, 2018 Introduction to The Open Group Copyright © The Open Group 2014

The Open Group … is a global consortium that furthers the achievement of business objectives through open standards

A consortium is … An association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities) with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal Any net income is used to further the organization's goal (whether that be paying for programs or investing for security), rather than being distributed to share-holders, partners or owners Vendor and technology neutral Definitions courtesy of Wikipedia

The Open Group Vision Boundaryless Information Flow™ achieved through global interoperability in a secure, reliable and timely manner Boundaryless does not mean there are no boundaries – it means that boundaries are permeable to enable business.

The Open Group membership Australia Belgium Brazil Canada China Colombia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Hong Kong India Ireland Italy Japan Korea Luxembourg Malaysia 468 Memberships signed in 39 Countries Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Philippines Poland Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Turkey UK United Arab Emirates USA Vietnam

A few of our members

The Open Group Mission Customer / Vendor need Market adoption Forum or Work Group Collaborate with other consortia and standards bodies Certification process Standards process

Programs Managing Complexity Managing Risk Managing the business of IT Enterprise Architecture Risk Analysis Managing Supply Chain Risk Managing the emerging platform Professional Development T-Shaped People Open Platform 3.0®

The professional body for Enterprise Architects Over 40,000 members 35,423 members as of 30 August www.globalaea.org

Security Forum Focus Security architecture projects Adding security to TOGAF Security services catalog Security automation Information security management projects O-ISM3 standard and certification Data principles & protection Risk Management Open FAIR standards & certification for risk analysis Risk management practices survey