Cloud Solution Assessment

Solution Assessments are based on a set of industry standard best practices that incorporate proven strategies for managing and optimizing an organization's IT assets. Implementing these practices protects a customer’s investment by helping identify the software/hardware assets they have, where they are running, and if they are being used efficiently. These incorporate a set of programmatic business processes that provide a methodical means to the effective management, control, and protection of software assets within an organization. The data and insights gathered are used to develop specific business solutions that meet customers’ needs and objectives. Customers that implement these practices see many benefits, including:

• Better business intelligence and control over their IT infrastructure
• Reduced costs through effective license and infrastructure optimization
• Increased security and lower risk exposure
• Improved user productivity and better cloud governance through process optimization 4 As hybrid cloud solutions become more common, and with customers considering transitioning some or all of their IT infrastructure to the cloud, it is important to have a clear understanding of any impact such changes may have on how they license, manage, and consume cloud usage within their environment.

1. Assess and discover

Gather accurate data from your customer’s IT environment, including real-time details and identification of cloud transition blockers.

2. Plan and decide

Determine what changes are top priority for your customer by understanding how cloud-based scalability can increase agility and identify opportunities for improving their business processes.

3. Migrate

Develop a roadmap for your customers' cloud journey with a cost analysis of migration to the cloud. Prioritize end users’ tools and business apps for transition to the cloud.

4. Optimize

Help your customers measure progress by establishing a utilization baseline to track and achieve milestones, using custom migration plans.