Enterprise Architecture Management

Bizzdesign Connect 2025: Where Global Enterprise Transformation Leaders Meet

May 5, 2025

Utrecht, Netherlands – Bizzdesign announces the 2025 edition of its annual event, Bizzdesign Connect, which is taking on a new dimension this year: a world tour combining online sessions and in-person local events.

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Bizzdesign is a global enterprise transformation SaaS company, offering an end-to-end suite spanning Enterprise Architecture, Strategic Portfolio Management, Governance, Risk & Compliance, and Transformation Collaboration. Through a data-driven and AI-powered approach, Bizzdesign accelerates transformation from vision to value by enabling teams to plan, design and govern change collaboratively. 

Bizzdesign Publishes 5th Edition of Exclusive “State of Enterprise Architecture” Report New Research Highlights How Mature EA Practices Drive Business Transformation

April 10, 2025

Utrecht, Netherlands - Bizzdesign, a leading enterprise architecture company, published its fifth annual “State of Enterprise Architecture” report today. The study reveals that organizations with more mature enterprise architecture practices invest more strategically and better understand the changes their businesses need to make.

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Bizzdesign Adds Alfabet Business Following Successful Closing of MEGA International Acquisition, Creating a New Force in the EA and Strategic Portfolio Management Markets

January 9, 2025

Utrecht, Netherlands – Bizzdesign today announced that Alfabet – a recognized leader in Enterprise Architecture (EA) and Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) – has been added to its business on completion of its acquisition from Software GmbH. It follows the successful acquisition of MEGA International. The combined group, which will operate as ‘Bizzdesign’, has approx. EUR 110 million in revenues, approx. 2,000 customers and over 600 employees, with a truly global presence.

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The State of Enterprise Architecture 2025

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Discover the Advantage of Mature Enterprise Architecture Practices

Struggling to turn big-picture plans into real-world results?
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The State of Enterprise Architecture 2025 reveals how organizations with mature EA practices have deeper insights into their capabilities, invest more strategically, and can better share enterprise architecture information across the organization.

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How Leading Organizations Elevate Business Value With EA

This 5th edition of the State of EA report gives you actionable benchmarks and proven practices to gain deeper insight into your capabilities by seeing how industry leaders map capabilities to strategy for smarter, more informed decisions. Learn how enterprise architecture–driven organizations prioritize investments by aligning funding with business value, ensuring greater impact. Understand the most common roadblocks to execution and how to overcome them effectively. Finally, discover how mature EA teams are taking the lead in IT sustainability and staying ahead with green IT initiatives.

Key findings in this year's report:

EA leaders have 1.8x better visibility into processes & information and are better at analyzing capability gaps.
47% of leaders prioritize strategic insights to senior management, highlighting EA’s evolving business focus.
39% of leaders prioritize investment in EA resources, recognizing their critical role in driving agility and insight.

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2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Architecture Tools

Bizzdesign is named a Leader for the 18th consecutive year!

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Why Bizzdesign was Recognized

We believe Bizzdesign’s recognition as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Architecture Tools shows the continuation of nearly two decades of innovation in this market. Bizzdesign, MEGA, and Software AG, the former parent company of Alfabet, have each been recognized as a Leader in the past. Now with Bizzdesign Horizzon, Bizzdesign Hopex and Bizzdesign Alfabet under one brand, we offer end-to-end enterprise transformation expertise.

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Why Bizzdesign?

Bizzdesign is the only true end-to-end enterprise transformation provider. Our customers benefit from a broad range of Enterprise Architecture capabilities, enriched with Strategic Portfolio Management and Governance, Risk and Compliance. With more expertise, resources and global reach, and with AI embedded at the core, we help organizations move from strategy to execution with greater speed and confidence.

What Is the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™?

A Gartner Magic Quadrant is a culmination of research in a specific market, giving you a wide-angle view of the relative positions of the market’s competitors. By applying a graphical treatment and a uniform set of evaluation criteria, a Magic Quadrant helps you quickly ascertain how well technology providers are executing their stated visions and how well they are performing against Gartner’s market view.

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools, By Austin Steinmetz, Andrei Razvan Sachelarescu, Fred Ganter, Andrew Gianni , October 6, 2025. Gartner, Critical Capabilities for Enterprise Architecture Tools, By Andrei Razvan Sachelarescu, Austin Steinmetz, Fred Ganter, Andrew Gianni, 7 October 2025. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark, and MAGIC QUADRANT is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved. This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request from Bizzdesign.

The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Architecture Management Suites, Q4 2024

Bizzdesign Is Named a Leader in the Enterprise Architecture Space

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Why Is Bizzdesign Recognized as a Leader?

Bizzdesign tied for the second-highest score in both the Current Offering and Strategy categories, with customers praising our exceptional support in helping organizations get up and running quickly.

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The Forrester Wave™ is a comprehensive evaluation that assesses the top players in a market, providing insights into their strengths, weaknesses, and vision for the future. This report shows how each provider measures up and helps you select the right one for your needs.

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Leading the Future of Enterprise Transformation

Bizzdesign has come together with MEGA International and Alfabet, uniting three recognized Leaders in Enterprise Architecture under one Bizzdesign brand. By combining complementary strengths, we offer the most complete Enterprise Transformation Suite, with broader capabilities and a stronger user experience for all stakeholders.

Note that Forrester evaluation was conducted prior to the official merger of Bizzdesign, Alfabet (Software AG) and MEGA International in September 2024; therefore, the vendors are positioned separately in the report. We now have the capabilities to provide expertise in Strategic Portfolio Management, Enterprise Architecture, and Governance, Risk, and Compliance – with AI at the core to help organizations plan, manage, and deliver change faster and with greater confidence.

Application Modernization Roadmap: Your Step-by-Step Guide

An application modernization roadmap is a strategic plan that outlines the process of updating and enhancing a company's existing software applications to meet current business needs. It guides organizations in transforming their legacy systems into modern, efficient applications that can support their growth and innovation initiatives.

What Is an Application Modernization Roadmap?

Understanding the concept of an application modernization roadmap involves recognizing the importance of adapting older systems to meet present-day requirements.

Application Modernization Introduction and Best Practices

Summary

Application modernization is a crucial process that businesses must consider to keep up with the ever-changing technological landscape. Modernizing legacy applications can help organizations to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and reduce costs.

This process involves many activities, such as re-engineering the architecture, updating code, and migrating data to more modern systems.

While modernizing applications can be complex and time-consuming, keeping up with the digital demands of the contemporary business environment is imperative. With the right approach, application modernization can help to future-proof an organization, providing a solid foundation for continued growth and success.

Businesses should invest in application modernization to stay ahead of the curve and relevant in their industry.

Application modernization has become essential for businesses across industries to stay competitive in an increasingly digital world. With advancements in technology, the way businesses approach their applications has changed.

In the past, applications were developed as monolithic systems that were difficult and time-consuming to modify or update. However, with modernization, applications are broken down into smaller, more manageable components that can be updated quickly and easily.

Now, let's learn about the importance of application modernization for businesses and how it can help drive innovation, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction. We will also discuss the best practices for successful application modernization and how to overcome common challenges.

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What is application modernization?

Application modernization is updating and improving existing applications to ensure they function more effectively, are optimized for modern use cases, and remain relevant over time. This process enables organizations to keep pace with changing business demands and technology advancements while maintaining and extending the value of their existing application portfolio.

Why is application modernization necessary?

Organizations that need to modernize their applications risk becoming outdated, inefficient, and uncompetitive. By updating their applications, businesses can accelerate the development and delivery of critical services, improve agility, and reduce technical debt. Additionally, application modernization helps organizations utilize the cloud platform, migrate to newer architectures, and adopt microservices.

What are some common application modernization strategies?

Application modernization strategies can vary depending on an organization's specific needs and goals. However, some common approaches include rehosting, refactoring, and building modern applications. Rehosting involves moving existing applications to a cloud platform, while refactoring involves updating the code and architecture of existing applications to optimize them for new environments.

How to modernize legacy applications?

Modernizing legacy applications can be daunting, but keeping up with the rapidly changing technology landscape is essential. One way to update legacy applications is to move them to the cloud. This approach can offer several benefits, such as reducing maintenance costs, improving scalability, and increasing flexibility. Another option is to re-architect or refactor the application, making it more modular and scalable. This can involve breaking the monolithic application into smaller microservices, allowing for greater agility and individual scalability. Another popular modernization option is containerizing legacy applications using technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.

The Buyer’s Guide to IT Transformation

Find the right EAM/SPM tool to support your IT transformation with this comprehensive buyer's guide. Know what to look for when comparing different solutions on the market, explore common use cases, and double down on the seven core capabilities of successful EAM/SPM platforms.