ABSTRACT
Current IT landscapes are getting more complex and contain multiple technologies supporting all the functionalities required by the business. The business demands more flexibility, agility, and faster time to delivery. Every change required by the business has an impact on the IT landscape. In order to be able to determine the impact of a business change on the landscape and identify the risks a vendor, neutral reference architecture is required. The CORA delivers a reference model based upon a set of application layers and capabilities. This way it provides an insight into the way an IT landscape can support business functionality, flexibility, and compliance simultaneously.
