You can engage the Enterprise Architecture team at UW in a variety of ways, including attending our events, joining one of our communities and/or requesting an initial consultation.
Consultation & Design
Our team is available to consult on IT architecture needs, including business process design, application rationalization, and solution design.
Communities of Practice
Joining a Community of Practice (CoP) is a great way to share knowledge, exchange ideas, and build your network at the UW. All communities are open to anyone.
Our team facilitates the following communities of practice:
Embedded Architects
The purpose of this CoP is to build a community of technical architects that can share expertise, collaborate in problem solving, and help define and promote the UW’s Enterprise Architecture vision.
- Networking 101 for UW application development teams
- AI and University IT
- Public cloud networking challenges and solutions
- Modern Browser Security
- Everything as Code: DevOps & Shifting Tool Demands
- Blockchain Technology & Higher Ed Use Cases
To join this community, email help@uw.edu with “Embedded Architects” join request in the title.
Itana
Itana is a peer group sharing skills, tools and resources for enterprise, business and technology architecture. Itana serves higher education while drawing from other architecture groups (The Open Group, Microsoft, etc.) and is supported by EDUCAUSE and Internet2.
- Visit the Itana.org website, which includes resources such as:
- To join this community, click here
Interested in another topic? More groups can be found on the UW TechConnect Communities of Practice page.