Do You Need a Services Partner to Help Transform Your IT Infrastructure?

By Denise | October 10, 2016

by Jeff James

Over the last decade, dramatic technology changes have swept through the world of corporate IT, from cloud computing and the bring your own device (BYOD) phenomenon, to the advent of DevOps and “infrastructure as code” trends. These trends have contributed to the rise of the idea economy, and IT departments in every sector have had to transform their operations to help their organizations more effectively compete at a time when the delay between an idea being generated and the actual product or service hitting the market can be measured in weeks and months rather than in years.

While startups and smaller companies may have the luxury of starting with a clean slate or being more agile, the challenge for Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) professionals at mid- to large enterprises is employing an IT infrastructure transformation strategy that can simultaneously accommodate essential legacy apps and services while embracing the agility and flexibility of cloud services.

Legacy resources often have outdated technology requirements or brittle, inefficient dependencies to obsolete platforms and services. Making the best infrastructure decisions in these situations can often be overwhelmingly complex for even the most accomplished internal IT departments, so leveraging external IT services expertise and resources is often a must for making the most of that transition.

Choosing an IT Infrastructure Transformation Partner

Transforming an existing IT infrastructure into a more agile one that more effectively meets the needs of an increasingly digital business landscape can be limited by a variety of factors, from outdated and inefficient organizational structures and the lack of internal expertise in key areas. That’s why working with a transformation services partner is the best option for many companies.
Regardless of whether your project scope includes your entire infrastructure or is focused more on a project-by-project basis, a transformation service partner can help you move forward for the most cost-effective and impactful plan for your organization.
Forrester Research recently reviewed many of the key companies that provide infrastructure transformation services, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise was one of only two vendors who have expertise and capability in all of the areas Forrester measured.

According to Forrester, HPE provides

“…services [that] include workshops designed to help customers overcome transformation hurdles, new software-defined infrastructure accelerators, enhancements to HPE’s Datacenter Care Flexible Capacity solution, and new HP Datacenter Care operational support services.”

Read Forrester’s full report for more information here.

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