Exploring and Thinking about the Digital Transformation of Enterprises under the Middle Office Architecture Strategy

Abstract

Purpose - This paper provides a detailed analysis of the connotation of the middle office architecture. It explains the middle office’s role, operation mechanism, and development status.
 Design/Methodology/Approach - This paper focuses on the theoretical description of the enterprise portrait suitable for implementing the middle office architecture, the core value of the middle office output, the typical architecture of the central office construction, and the strategic adjustment of the organizational structure, and the strategy of maximizing the effectiveness of the middle office strategy. The typical areas of the current implementation of middle office architecture strategy are also listed, and further outlook on the development trend of middle office architecture is given.
 Findings - As a necessary tool for data-enabled businesses, data middle office applications have entered a period of development. This paper provides ideas and references for enterprises to build and implement a middle office architecture and thus drive their digital transformation.
 Research Implications - Digital transformation is gradually becoming necessary for enterprises to achieve sustainable operations. We need to digitize product development, supply chain, manufacturing, sales, and service, but most importantly, we need to digitize the user interface. Therefore, building a connection platform between “virtual” and “real” is necessary, and the middle platform architecture is one of the best solutions.