Wouldn't you be part of the government procurement process? And if so, I would certainly take advantage of it or have a look at their portfolio. I wouldn't recommend one of the big Architecture-Tool vendors for your school per se. Alternatively, there are some open source tools available, and I have heard some good reports. As I myself haven't used any of those architecture tools, I will let others recommend from their experience.
You could start with Open Office or the many equivalent Open Source or Cloud offerings. Dia could be used for modelling. I actually like Dia. It has templates or shapes for mapping processes (EPC), systems (LST), infrastructure (CDP, racks), and even for energy. I would suggest that, if we use any of these products, we look to contribute back in some way.
I would look to use the web (inter or intra) for publishing, rather than pushing out stacks of static documents.
Kind regards,
Joseph
On Mar 30, 4:01 pm, GeorgeP
> I am leading a program to establish an EA and governance process for a
> moderate sized local govt agency. We are beginning to look at tools
> and have limited budget. Any ideas as to the best tools for
> inventorying and linking applications and infrastructure elements and
> business processes?
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