Modernize the Network
Merely replacing yesterday’s equipment will not prepare your network to meet the needs of tomorrow.
- Business units, functions, and processes are inextricably intertwined with less and less tolerance for downtime.
- Business demands change rapidly but the refresh horizon for infrastructure remains 5-7 years.
- The number of endpoint devices the network is expected to support is growing geometrically but historic capacity planning grew linearly.
- The business is unable to clearly define requirements, paralyzing planning.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- Build for your needs. Don’t fall into the trap of assuming what works for your neighbor, your peer, or your competitor will work for you.
- Deliver on what your business knows it needs as well as what it doesn’t yet know it needs. Business leaders have business vision, but this vision won’t directly demand the required network capabilities to enable the business. This is where you come in.
- Modern technologies are hampered by vintage processes. New technologies demand new ways of accomplishing old tasks.
Impact and Result
- Use a systematic approach to document all stakeholder needs and rely on the network technical staff to translate those needs into design constraints, use cases, features, and management practices.
- Spend only on those emerging technologies that deliver features offering direct benefits to specific business goals and IT needs.
- Solidify the business case for your network modernization project by demonstrating and quantifying the hard dollar value it provides to the business.
Member Testimonials
After each Info-Tech experience, we ask our members to quantify the real-time savings, monetary impact, and project improvements our research helped them achieve. See our top member experiences for this blueprint and what our clients have to say.
8.5/10
Overall Impact
$7,666
Average $ Saved
3
Average Days Saved
Client
Experience
Impact
$ Saved
Days Saved
San Bernardino County
Guided Implementation
9/10
$1,632
1
Confirmation on the design and architecture
City of Phoenix
Guided Implementation
8/10
$13,700
5
Corporation Of The City Of Orillia
Guided Implementation
10/10
$2,000
5
Great call it is hard to estimate how much time and cost this will save me at this point in the project as we have quite a way to go. Best part was... Read More
MyMatrex Group LLC
Guided Implementation
9/10
$13,000
10
Best parts was the understanding about which blockchain tools and how they were leveraging strategic positions within specific market segments. Wor... Read More
Honda de Mexico
Guided Implementation
9/10
N/A
N/A
best: have a unbiased view about our current situation and next steps
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc
Guided Implementation
9/10
$6,800
5
The analyst was very knowledgeable about the subject matter, and was able to clearly answer the questions I asked. The feedback was valuable and di... Read More
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A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your IT problems.
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Get the help you need in this 3-phase advisory process. You'll receive 7 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.
Guided Implementation 1: Assess the network
- Call 1: Assess stakeholder and IT/network concerns.
- Call 2: Prioritize stakeholder and IT/network concerns.
Guided Implementation 2: Envision your future network
- Call 1: Learn about emerging network technology and usage trends.
- Call 2: Build your network modernization solution.
- Call 3: Plan for future capacity needs.
Guided Implementation 3: Communicate and execute the plan
- Call 1: Communicate to stakeholders.
- Call 2: Prepare the RFP.
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