cloudTP offers several cloud computing strategy services.
Rapid Opportunity Identification (ROI)
- great starting point for businesses seeking to identify best cloud computing opportunities
- 3-4 week rapid assessment of high-potential areas
- business cases to support identified initiatives
- includes our Application Portfolio Transformation (APT) and Storage Portfolio Transformation (SPT) services.
Enterprise Cloud Opportunities (ECO)
- in-depth application portfolio analysis targeting large enterprises
- 8-12 week deep-dive assessment of high-impact areas
- breadth and depth of analysis to identify quick-win, intermediate and long-term opportunities
- strong business cases with estimated annualized savings and benefits
- identify virtuous cycles of investment – use savings to fund subsequent project phases
- includes our Application Portfolio Transformation (APT) and Storage Portfolio Transformation (SPT) services.
Features comparison
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| Timeframe | 3-4 wks | 8-12 wks |
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| Typical topics for analysis and recommendations include: | ||
| -- Governance | ||
| Governance, PMO, and sourcing |
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| Vendor management and managed services strategy |
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| Shadow IT prevention |
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| Security, compliance and regulatory implications |
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| SLA performance monitoring and reporting |
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| -- Business Needs | ||
| Business speed-to-market and innovation requirements |
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| Business intelligence analytics |
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| Business and IT alignment |
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| Transformation and empowerment strategy |
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| Cultural fit and business process impact |
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| -- Budget and Operating Costs | ||
| Review of IT budget (OPEX vs. CAPEX) and current IT initiatives |
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| Total cost of ownership (TCO) |
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| Potential to reduce cost and/or support revenue growth |
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| -- Business Applications | ||
| Application Report Card |
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| Technical speed-to-market and innovation requirements |
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| Current technology, architecture and cost to support |
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| Custom/legacy packaged application vs. SaaS solution |
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| Opportunity and readiness assessment for SOA |
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| Identity management/Role-based access control strategy |
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| Application maintenance and support volatility |
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| Batch and high-volume processing candidates for cloud computing |
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| -- Infrastructure | ||
| Migration feasibility of infrastructure into IaaS |
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| Migration feasibility of platform into PaaS |
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| Enterprise backup, archiving and compliance strategy |
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| Business continuity/disaster recovery strategy |
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| Hardware, data center, facilities, electricity |
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| Help desk and IT support requirements |
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| Public, private and hybrid cloud scenarios |
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| Seasonality and special event impact |
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| Telecommunications infrastructure |
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ROI overview
The ROI provides a 3-4 week rapid discovery of potential initiatives with high to medium business benefit and quick implementation timeframes.
The ROI identifies quick-win opportunities to build momentum and reduce TCO and/or to fund strategic/innovative investments.
The ROI delivers a roadmap with prioritized opportunity areas, rollout options, dependencies, estimated budgets and savings per initiative, program management and governance structure recommendations.
ROI process
The ROI starts with executive sponsor discussions to understand objectives, priorities and success criteria.
It includes:
- systems portfolio reviews with key stakeholders
- discussions with business representatives to understand application issues and potential cultural impact
- existing systems documentation review for technology architecture and target applications
- discussion of applying cloud computing best practices
- IT budget and software licensing review for savings opportunities
ROI deliverables
- ranking of possible cloud initiatives by business benefits, technical complexity and organizational readiness
- business case analysis presenting high-level business cases for target applications
- prioritized cloud computing roadmap
- moving forward plan including sequence of activities, resource requirements and governance
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ECO overview
The ECO is an 8-12 week in-depth 360° assessment of the operation and computing environment.
The ECO is a cloud opportunity analysis to identify, score and prioritize areas for innovation, optimization and savings.
The ECO delivers a detailed roadmap with prioritized opportunity areas, program rollout scenarios, work streams, estimated budgets, anticipated savings, program management and governance structure recommendations.
ECO process
- discussions with executive sponsor to understand objectives, priorities and success criteria
- discussions with IT team to understand technology landscape and characteristics of target applications including DR/BC, storage and archiving
- discussions with business representatives to understand application issues, demand spikes and potential cultural impact of changes
- cross functional workshops to discuss alignment of IT initiatives with business objectives
- review of existing system documentation related to technology architecture and target applications
- analysis of application requirements for performance monitoring and reporting
- analysis and application of industry best practices to identify best opportunities for cloud computing
- review of IT budget and software licensing impact
ECO deliverables
- ranking of possible cloud initiatives by business benefits, technical complexity and organizational readiness
- business case analysis presenting high-level business cases for target applications
- prioritized cloud computing road map and future state architecture, security strategy and impact of initiatives on current state
- vendor (list) recommendations for providing best-fit solutions for business requirements
- empowerment management plan for addressing role and process changes for IT and business
- transformation plan for facilitating the transition to cloud-based solutions
- moving forward plan including sequence of activities, resource requirements and governance