Characteristics of a service-based IT Infrastructure Baseline
It’s not enough to evaluate your IT infrastructure purely as a discrete set of capabilities. To meet today’s decision-making needs, you need a bigger, better baseline. A service-based IT infrastructure baseline looks at your entire enterprise – not just what you’re using, but the services you’re delivering, to whom, how well and the true costs. […]
What an IT Service Assessment is Suppose to Look Like
An IT service assessment is supposed to look like a finely-wrought portrait of your enterprise, from an IT point of view, of course. You can no longer separate “IT” from the overall context of your organization, because the services you deliver to internal and external customers represent your company’s lifeblood – your ability to function […]
Defining Your Current IT Infrastructure Service Cost and Output
How well you define your current IT infrastructure service costs and output directly affects your ability to make sound business decisions, not merely your ability to tighten a few line items in your budget. You want to consider your situation from two standpoints — service quality and cost efficiency. That’s why most organizations now talk […]
Do You Need an IT Infrastructure Assessment Checklist?
Who needs a formal checklist? Your key IT staff have been with your company for years. They know your systems like the backs of their hands, right? Well, in the unlikely event that is actually 100% true, an IT infrastructure assessment checklist can still serve as a fail-safe. And for all of you who are […]
IT Infrastructure Assessment Checklist for a Business Review
Change happens. Seemingly faster and faster, especially in the burgeoning realm of IT. Regular periodic review ensures you’re not falling behind, or inadvertently falling into an “obsolescence trap.” Reviewing your enterprise-wide IT status also points up opportunities to improve service, sometimes even develop new revenue streams. Your review will be a lot more productive if […]
How to Reduce IT Infrastructure Costs the Right Way
In our last post, we offered five tips on how to reduce IT infrastructure costs. We noted there are myriad opportunities to curb expenses and gain efficiencies – certainly more than five – and we also noted that how you approach cost cutting can affect the outcomes you achieve. So let’s talk about how to […]
5 Tips on How to Reduce IT Infrastructure Costs
Determining how to reduce IT infrastructure costs can be something of a conundrum. Doing more with less has become a way of life for IT professionals, but as the complexity of your technology environment continues to escalate, response options become more complex, too. “More” doesn’t just mean bigger data. It’s often a reflection of broader […]
How to Discover Risks with an IT Infrastructure Assessment
The best defense is a good offense. You don’t have to be a football fan to understand how true that statement is. Proactive, insightful business management is your single greatest weapon when it comes to conquering the competition and growing your enterprise. And IT infrastructure assessment is one of your most important tools when it […]
Old Mainframe? Perform an IT Infrastructure Assessment
Your long-established legacy mainframes are aging beyond their effective value. This situation isn’t going to fix itself. And the longer you wait to address it, the more likely your problems will morph from annoying and worrisome to dire. Now is the time to think ahead, so your enterprise can transition smoothly and seamlessly to new […]
Improve Disaster Preparedness With IT Infrastructure Planning
Few things are more important to secure your company’s future than IT infrastructure planning. “Disaster” doesn’t have to come in the form of Katrina or Sandy to wreak havoc throughout your enterprise, bringing you to a standstill. Recovering IT operations is critical, because you cannot resume anything else without reliable technology.