The systems architect establishes the basic structure of the computer system, defining the essential core design features and elements that provide the framework for all that follows, and are the hardest to change later. The systems architect provides definition of the users' vision for what the system needs to be and do, and the paths along which it must be able to evolve, and strives to maintain the integrity of that vision as it evolves during detailed design and implementation.
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