Technology & Architecture
Technology & architecture services translate business goals and needs into a smart design and plan for technology build out and operations. While technical acumen and experience are paramount for making successful technology architectures and plans, keen business knowledge is also needed to ensure that technology is driving business performance and business results are achieved.
Companies are now exploring new techniques and strategies in architecture, most notably Service Oriented Architectures or SOA. SOA is a technique by which technology functions are designed as discrete functional components, called services. These services can then be used to build applications and provide functionality or information to other systems, all while being built and maintained centrally. SOA delivers some provocative benefits, including speeding technology implementation and improving technology performance while enabling IT organizations to leverage past investments without the need to rip and replace old systems.
Technology & Architecture services
We enable you to build successful technology strategies and architectures based on your business objectives and environment. As both business- and technology-savvy practitioners, we can help you achieve the most from your technology investments in a fashion that builds success for today while looking towards the future. Services in this focus area include:
Architecture assessment, strategy and visioning: Development of a comprehensive technology architecture plan based on your business objectives, your current environment, and the envisioned “to-be” for future deployment
Development services: Development of SOA, web and integration technologies, and software from architecture development to coding and test deployment of technology within the development environment.Technology enablement: Delivery and deployment of SOA, web or integration-enabled technologies into your active application environment or production environment to deliver new functionality, systems, and benefits.
Technology governance: Development of a SOA or technology governance model that provides rules, management, and oversight of your technology environment and operations.
Application portfolio optimization: The cataloging, measuring, planning and migrating of your complex application environment to determine which applications can be bolstered, upgraded, consolidated, replaced, or retired.
Vendor product selection: Provides an efficient framework for the lifecycle of adoption of a package-based software product, through a scorecard and scenario driven selection process and potential subsequent deeper architectural and performance assessment.
Vendor product architecture assessment: Provides a rapid assessment of a software product vendor and their products, from a broad architectural perspective. This assessment provides a holistic view of the key quality attributes with particular focus on performance as neccessary, enabling clear management of risks related to adoption of an enterprise product.