The Path to Successful Transformation
In today’s business environment, you can’t afford for IT projects to fail ― nor can they consume critical resources over time without delivering results. To ensure your data center transformation initiatives not only succeed, but also reach their full potential, Agilysys offers two proven entry points on the path to transformation: an Adaptive Infrastructure Maturity Model (AIMM) assessment and a Data Center Optimization and Transformation (DCOT) workshop. Through these offerings, Agilysys helps you develop a strategy for achieving immediate benefits that can actually fund future projects and build momentum throughout your organization.
AIMM Assessment
The AIMM assessment enables your company to compare its IT maturity level to that of other organizations and delivers a custom roadmap to help your company move toward its desired state in each of four domains:
- Servers, storage, networks and architecture
- Management tools and processes
- Culture and staff (IT personnel)
- Demand, supply and IT governance
Throughout the one-day assessment, Agilysys solutions architects use their knowledge and experience to examine your data center, interview stakeholders and gather critical information. This process includes evaluation of the business environment and pressures pushing towards change, an IT technical infrastructure assessment, and review of production, development and disaster recovery environments. Following completion, you receive a pragmatic, task-oriented set of recommendations for implementing DCOT in a phased approach – one that provides immediate benefits and cost savings, is customized to your specific situation and is actionable immediately. It also includes a return on investment analysis and a company-specific comparison of total cost of ownership, including direct and indirect costs such as hardware, software licenses, maintenance and management training.
Data Center Optimization and Transformation Workshop
For organizations that need to “sell” transformation internally or give traction to projects already underway, Agilysys offers its Data Center Optimization and Transformation (DCOT) Workshop. This informative workshop is designed to help stakeholders understand DCOT from end to end, highlighting its value and describing best practices and critical success factors for effective transformation. Our consultants take a highly visual, interactive and practical approach, which includes a simulated walk-through process.
The information from the workshop can be used to gain stakeholder buy-in, create a data center strategy in support of company business objectives or build momentum for existing projects. Companies learn how to evaluate opportunities and risks, leverage industry standards and adapt infrastructure best practices in order to achieve success and avoid unnecessary planning and implementation delays. Agilysys offers its DCOT workshop in half-day or full-day formats.