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Autonomous Agents Enterprise Architecture 4.0 - RAG and GraphRAG - Full Day

AI has permanently transformed the role of Enterprise Architects. Traditional architectures built around data, applications, and integration are no longer enough. Modern intelligent systems rely on retrieval-augmented reasoning (RAG), relationship-driven graph reasoning (GraphRAG), and autonomous AI agents that must operate safely, predictably, and in alignment with business goals.

This full-day immersive workshop introduces the ARCHAI Blueprint, the first EA 4.0 framework that unifies:

– ARCHAI Fabric — enterprise knowledge & reasoning layer powered by RAG and GraphRAG

– ARCHAI Agents — assistive, autonomous, and cooperative agents with guardrails

– ARCHAI View — C4++ modeling for intelligent architectures

– ARCHAI Maturity Model — a 5-level roadmap toward the autonomous enterprise

Through storytelling, live architecture labs, and hands-on modeling, participants will learn how to design safe, scalable, AI-augmented enterprise architectures. You will build an end-to-end architecture for a realistic case study—ArchiMetal, a global manufacturing enterprise modernizing with AI.

By the end, you will not just understand RAG and GraphRAG—you will know how to embed them into production-grade enterprise architecture that is governable, observable, and future-proof.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Participants will leave with the ability to:

  1. Architect AI-Driven Knowledge Systems
    •Design enterprise-scale RAG and GraphRAG pipelines
    •Build knowledge fabrics that unify documents, graphs, embeddings & metadata
    •Govern retrieval consistency, drift, safety, lineage & real-time updates

  2. Model Intelligent Systems Using ARCHAI View
    •Produce C0 → C3 diagrams (C4++ enhanced for AI)
    •Model knowledge flows, agent interactions, guardrails & reasoning boundaries

  3. Design and Govern Enterprise AI Agents
    •Define agent roles, decisions, constraints, and safety boundaries
    •Create multi-agent workflows across business domains
    •Establish guardrail & observability architecture

  4. Build AI-Augmented Business, Data, Application & Technology Architectures
    •Extend TOGAF with AI reasoning-layer constructs
    •Integrate RAG/GraphRAG into EA artifacts and capability maps
    •Architect runtime platforms for inference, retrieval, safety & cost control

  5. Create an EA 4.0 Roadmap Using the ARCHAI Maturity Model
    •Assess enterprise readiness
    •Identify transformation milestones across 5 maturity levels
    •Build a 12–36 month strategic roadmap for intelligent systems adoption

Welcome & Foundations of EA 4.0
•Why enterprise architecture must evolve for AI
•Overview of the 5 ARCHAI components
•ARCHAI Blueprint
•ARCHAI View
•ARCHAI Fabric
•ARCHAI Agents
•ARCHAI Maturity Model

Session 1 — Architecture Vision
•The new Enterprise Knowledge & Reasoning Layer
•Why RAG/GraphRAG require architectural foundations
•Intelligent system context modeling (C0/C1)
•Introducing the ArchiMetal case study

Session 2 — Business Architecture for AI
•Mapping AI-driven capabilities and value streams
•Decision hotspots and agent opportunities
•Business capability redesign
•ARCHAI Maturity Model assessment

Session 3 — Data Architecture: ARCHAI Fabric
•Designing the knowledge layer (RAG + GraphRAG)
•Vector, graph, ontology, and metadata models
•Governance for retrieval, drift, lineage, and safety
•C2 modeling for the Fabric

Session 4 — Application Architecture: ARCHAI Agents
•Assistive, autonomous & cooperative agent patterns
•Agent decision boundaries and governance
•Multi-agent workflows & human-in-loop logic
•C2/C3 diagrams for agent flows

Session 5 — Technology Architecture
•AI & retrieval runtimes
•Guardrail and policy engines
•Observability for reasoning, retrieval, and agent behavior
•Technical standards for EA 4.0 systems

Session 6 — Integrated Architecture Lab
•Build the full ARCHAI Blueprint for ArchiMetal
•Create C0 → C3 diagrams (ARCHAI View)
•Design Fabric + agent ecosystem
•Map guardrails & governance
•Define the EA 4.0 transformation roadmap

Session 7 — Governance & Operating Model
•Knowledge governance (Fabric)
•Agent governance (charters, permissions, kill switches)
•Model & retrieval lifecycle governance
•Risk, compliance, auditability
•EA 4.0 operating model for intelligent systems

Session 8 — Future Trends & Roadmap
•Multi-modal RAG & graph fusion
•Enterprise agent meshes
•Intelligent twins & edge reasoning
•Autonomous governance
•3–5 year ARCHAI roadmap

Closing & Next Steps
•Recap of frameworks & deliverables
•EA transformation priorities for the next 90 days
•Certification and final Q&A


About Rohit Bhardwaj

Rohit Bhardwaj is a Director of Architecture working at Salesforce. Rohit has extensive experience architecting multi-tenant cloud-native solutions in Resilient Microservices Service-Oriented architectures using AWS Stack. In addition, Rohit has a proven ability in designing solutions and executing and delivering transformational programs that reduce costs and increase efficiencies.

As a trusted advisor, leader, and collaborator, Rohit applies problem resolution, analytical, and operational skills to all initiatives and develops strategic requirements and solution analysis through all stages of the project life cycle and product readiness to execution.
Rohit excels in designing scalable cloud microservice architectures using Spring Boot and Netflix OSS technologies using AWS and Google clouds. As a Security Ninja, Rohit looks for ways to resolve application security vulnerabilities using ethical hacking and threat modeling. Rohit is excited about architecting cloud technologies using Dockers, REDIS, NGINX, RightScale, RabbitMQ, Apigee, Azul Zing, Actuate BIRT reporting, Chef, Splunk, Rest-Assured, SoapUI, Dynatrace, and EnterpriseDB. In addition, Rohit has developed lambda architecture solutions using Apache Spark, Cassandra, and Camel for real-time analytics and integration projects.

Rohit has done MBA from Babson College in Corporate Entrepreneurship, Masters in Computer Science from Boston University and Harvard University. Rohit is a regular speaker at No Fluff Just Stuff, UberConf, RichWeb, GIDS, and other international conferences.

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