Infrastructure Optimization
Most organizations have a surplus of computing resources that are not necessarily being put to the best use. Because they aren’t aware that these “hidden” resources are available, companies often purchase new hardware rather than taking advantage of existing resources. Applied Trust can help you avoid unnecessary capital purchases by optimizing how your existing infrastructure is used. As an added benefit, surplus infrastructure can often be powered down for significant cost savings in management, power consumption, and cooling load.
Applied Trust takes a holistic approach to infrastructure optimization, meaning that we will help you devise the architecture and technology that takes into account the entirety of your business and IT requirements. Before recommending changes, our network and system engineers evaluate your existing infrastructure and work with you to develop an optimization plan. We can take full responsibility for the implementation or work as part of your IT team. Finally, Applied Trust’s engineers will always be there when you need support, or even just a second set of eyes. Our Infrastructure Optimization services include:
Infrastructure Monitoring
An effective approach to IT optimization depends on your ability to measure the impact of changes. We can help you establish a detailed baseline of your infrastructure utilization, so you can identify areas for optimization and savings.
Capacity Planning
Applied Trust brings a balanced perspective to capacity planning. Our ITILv3 certified engineers have deep experience with formal IT capacity planning processes, but they also have a wealth of “in-the-trenches” operations experience. This combination of experience, gained from our work with a variety of organizations, from the smallest Web start-up, to the largest enterprise, ensures that you will receive a realistic and concise assessment of your existing environment and real-world recommendations for how to plan for future needs.
Server and Database Consolidation
Virtualization is hot, and it is definitely a powerful option to have in your toolbelt. But no organization should invest in virtualization until they have considered consolidating services among their existing systems. In many cases, the needed capacity is already available through existing resources, and the benefits of virtualization can actually be achieved without the significant management and licensing overhead of VMware or Hyper-V.
Server and Application Virtualization
Applied Trust is uniquely positioned to help your organization identify the very best virtualization technologies for your environment. Because we are not aligned with any particular vendor, we have no obligation to recommend specific products or product suites. This vendor-neutrality makes it possible for us to make objective recommendations as to where and how you should spend money on commercial virtualization tools, and where to utilize free or open-source software.
To find out how Applied Trust can help you make the most of your existing infrastructure, call us at (303) 245-4545 or contact us online.