TOGAF mapped architecture approaches

Most Industrial IoT projects fail not because the technology is wrong — but because the architecture is undisciplined. Engineers wire up sensors, choose platforms, and ship integrations without a coherent blueprint. The result is a fragile stack of point solutions that nobody can govern, scale, or hand off. This series takes a different approach. Each article in TOGAF-Mapped Architecture picks a foundational IIoT concept — whether that's the 7-layer device-to-cloud stack, Digital Twin design, network security, or data platform governance — and maps it explicitly to the TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM). You get both the engineering depth and the enterprise framing: what to build, why it belongs where it does, which TOGAF phase owns it, and what the artefacts look like. Written for industrial software architects, OT/IT integration leads, and senior engineers who need to speak the language of the enterprise while staying grounded in the realities of SCADA systems, edge compute, and operational technology. What you'll find here:

Layer-by-layer breakdowns of IIoT reference architectures Digital Twin design with TOGAF ADM phase mapping Security patterns for OT/IT convergence zones Data platform and governance blueprints Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) for real industrial trade-offs

No vendor pitches. No surface-level overviews. Just architecture done properly.

Tags to attach to the series: #togaf #enterprise-architecture #iiot #industrial-iot #ot-it-convergence #digital-twin #scada #industrial-ai #architecture