By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
Digital transformation represents more than the introduction of new technology—it embodies a fundamental shift in how organisations deliver value to customers and stakeholders. Architecture as Code plays a central role in this transformation by enabling agile, cloud-based solutions that adapt to evolving business needs whilst maintaining robust governance, security, and compliance frameworks.
Public and private sector organisations worldwide face significant digital transformation challenges where legacy IT structures often form bottlenecks for innovation and efficiency. The scale of investment is enormous: IDC forecasts that worldwide spending on digital transformation will reach almost USD 4 trillion in 2027, growing at a compound annual rate of 16.2 per cent over 2022–2027 (Source [110]). In our experience much of that spending underdelivers when infrastructure governance is weak and technical debt is allowed to accumulate—the two problems this chapter sets out to address.
Primary topics explored
- Learning Objectives
- Digital Transformation Landscape
- Overview
- Cloud-First Strategies for Digital Transformation
- Digital Transformation in Enterprises
- Practical Examples
About Architecture as Code
Infrastructure as Code represents a fundamental change in how we manage and develop IT infrastructure. This book provides organisations with practical guidance for implementing IaC principles whilst fulfilling local compliance requirements and optimising costs.
The book covers everything from fundamental principles and tools to advanced implementation strategies, security aspects, and organisational changes required for successful IaC adoption.
IT architects, DevOps teams, developers, and decision-makers within organisations.
Gunnar Nordqvist
Conceived, directed and published the books of The Transformed Architecture.
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Chapter 21: Digitalisation through Code-based Infrastructure in Architecture as Code gives the detailed explanations, practical examples and implementation patterns behind this summary.
This whitepaper belongs to “Organisation and Leadership” and is one of 38 drawn from the manuscript.