Platform and Servers

Imaginet can help you reach high levels of platform and server efficiency and agility by working with you to define a Core Infrastructure Optimization Strategy

The Core Infrastructure Optimization Strategy (CIOS) assesses maturity in the fundamental capabilities provided by your IT infrastructure -identity and network access, servers and desktops, data protection and security, and overall system management.

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The model assigns a maturity level based on technology and process adoption, and indicates improvement priorities. The four levels are:

Basic
Characterized by manual, localized process with minimal central control:

  • IT governance is negligible, as policies for security and compliance are non-existent or inconsistently enforced
  • The overall health of applications and services is unknown due to the lack of tools and resources
  • There is no vehicle for sharing accumulated knowledge across IT
  • The environments are extremely hard to control, have very high desktop and server management costs, are generally very reactive to security threats
  • Software deployments, patches and services are  provided at high touch and at high cost

Rationalized
Costs involved in managing desktops and servers are at their lowest, and processes and policies have been optimized:

  • Security is very proactive and response to threats is rapid and controlled
  • The use of zero-touch deployment helps minimize cost, reduce the time to deploy, and decrease
  • technical challenges
  • The process for managing desktops is very low touch, and the number of images is minimal
  • There is a clear inventory of hardware and software, and only purchase those licenses and computers that they need
  • Security measures involve strict policies and control from the desktop to server to firewall to extranet

Standardized
Controls are introduced through standards and policies to manage desktops, mobile devices and Servers:

  • A unified directory service is used to manage resources, security policies and network access
  • Organizations recognize the value of basic standards and policies, but these are not yet implemented across the infrastructure
  • Generally, all software deployments, patches and desktop services are provided through medium touch Inventory of hardware and software assets are maintained through a reasonable process and license use is beginning to be managed
  • Security is improved with a locked down perimeter, though internal security may still be a risk

Dynamic
IT infrastructure provides strategic value in helping organizations stay ahead of competition:

  • Costs are fully controlled; there is integration between users and data, desktops, and servers
  • Mobile users have nearly on-site levels of service and capabilities regardless of location
  • Processes are fully automated, often incorporated into the technology itself, allowing IT to be aligned and managed according to the business needs
  • Additional investments in technology yield specific, rapid and measurable benefits for the business 
  • The use of self-provisioning software and quarantine-like systems for ensuring patch management and compliance with established security policies allows the dynamic organization to automate processes

Core Infrastructure Optimization Solutions from Imaginet:

CIOS Assessment:

  • Identify where you are on the Core Infrastructure Optimization Model 
  • Identify your destination, and map out a long-term improvement plan
  • Implement appropriate high-impact projects to progress in the model

Desktop Optimization Services
Reduce desktop infrastructure complexity to speed up deployments, streamline management and increase security, resulting in lower TCO, improved service levels and greater organization agility.

Server Infrastructure Optimization Services
Control the cost of your server infrastructure, improve service levels and drive agility with integrated solutions for server management, security and identity management.

Remote Infrastructure Optimization Services
Remote infrastructure solutions that extends management and security to remote locations in both centralized and decentralized scenarios.

Virtualization Services
Gain IT operating efficiency through integrated end-to-end virtualization, reducing cost, maximizing system availability and driving operational agility.

Contact us at: sales@imaginets.com to help you design your core infrastructure optimization strategy.