Architecting the resilient enterprise

The need for the technology resilient enterprise is all around us. The current outlook for organizations is only becoming more challenging as a result of a number of trends, including:

• increasing complexity of systems
• growing frequency and variety of cyber attacks
• regulatory reform
• rising expectations of customers
• stress on legacy platforms to deliver new products and channels
• ongoing drive to cut operational costs and maintain services
• increasing number and intensity of climatic and geophysical disasters.

KPMG believes that resilience is best attained not by after-the-fact “bolt-on” solutions but by fostering a culture that enables resilience to be built into systems from the beginning. This paper offers an actionable framework for understanding how organizations can move towards technology resilience.