Thus the dilemma. What is the best solution to integrate? Working with a trusted technology partner who specializes in solutions that you are about to embark is key in determining the right path and mitigating risk during execution.
With regard to infrastructure, IBM has proven it’s reliability and it’s value to companies around the globe. Although IBM’s story is compelling, is IBM technology the best for your enterprise? What does it mean to integrate IBM’s proven technology in to your environment?
thinkASG, a solution integration specialist, works with companies of all sizes to identify what it will take to get from “point a” to “point b”, laying out a road map that will mitigate risks and put a framework around a solution integration.
For assessing a possible infrastructure migration, thinkASG works with customers to create a roadmap which includes:
- A review of business requirements such as performance and availability of applications.
- An evaluation of the current environment, including hardware and software, to determine possible infrastructure solutions.
- Provide a strengths and weaknesses evaluation between the existing environment and a potential replacement environment.
- Create a migration path.
- Document at a high level application/data inter-dependencies.
- Provide a road map that will allow a migration over time that considers existing dependencies, training requirements and uptime requirements.
- Make replacement recommendations for middleware.
- Make recommendations for hardware and software to meet business and technology requirements.
