Research by Forrester shows that aligning IT and business strategy remains the No. 1 or No. 2 business IT issue year after year. Axiom’s assessment is geared to tackle this disconnect by understanding how existing infrastructure and IT investment strategies compare to alternatives with respect to achieving alignment with business strategy.
Choosing to work with Axiom’s team of industry experts is an important first step for companies seeking to enhance operational ability and security, cut costs and achieve compliance guidelines. Our methodology is designed to understand client priorities and deliver a detailed report with the information necessary before making IT investment decisions.
What is an Infrastructure Assessment?
An infrastructure assessment is a detailed analysis of the core hardware, software, ERP and application integration systems currently utilized at your organization. The data collected is used to build a detailed report, including the information that stakeholders need, to address any discovered weaknesses, planning for anticipated trends or changes and achieving their stated priorities and objectives.
Our analysis may lead to recommendations for one or more of the following initiatives:
- Reconfiguration, customization or upgrades to existing systems
- Restructuring existing System Architecture
- Virtualization and Consolidation
- Server Migration and Load Balancing
All recommendations are justified with a Total-Cost-of-Ownership (TCO) evaluation, road map and ROI timeline.
Infrastructure Assessment at Axiom
Axiom’s assessments follow industry best practices and time-tested methodologies. We evaluate the architecture of the core infrastructure systems using both subjective and objective measures, including key performance indicators related to critical availability, capacity and usage. Our team is led by a domain subject matter expert who works with you to gain a deep appreciation of your objectives and concerns. To ensure consistency, he/she is engaged throughout the process leading up to the final deliverable.
Axiom is an independent third-party professional services firm, with no motivation to recommend one solution over another. This eliminates conflict of interest and ensures an unbiased, client-centric recommendation. Our assessments carry no obligation whatsoever to engage with Axiom for the implementation of the selected technology path.
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