Purpose
The intent of the NIH Enterprise Architecture is to help make the information technology (IT) expenditures of NIH more effectively serve the mission and goals of the organization. There are many ways to organize the information and diagrams that make up the architecture.
Introduction
This website guides information systems planning, development, implementation, and maintenance. Use this "Guide to NIH Enterprise Architecture" as a quick reference to understand the NIH Enterprise Architecture, its structure, and its content.
Table of Contents
Principles - NIH values that guide IT decision-making and activities and form the foundation for IT architecture, standards, and policy development.
What is a "brick"? - Learn what bricks are, how NIH uses them, and how to read them.
What is a "pattern"? - Learn what patterns are and how to use them.