Services

The key to effective storage architectural design and product selection results from a careful IT planning and decision-making process. By integrating EGI services, clients reduce risk and complexity while accelerating project implementation. Our services are designed to meet client needs throughout the planning and decision-making processes. These services are available on a one-time project basis and via annual subscriptions.

Advisory Services

Advisory Services provide access to analysts and are included with an annual contract. Advisory Services provide customers with strategic insight into the architecture design and product selection criteria that will best suit business requirements. Recent requests include:

• Review of automated tiering approaches
• Requirements for specific virtual environments, i.e. VDI, MS Exchange, database
• Strategies for Storage Efficiency
• Review of technology options for Virtual Desktops Implementation

IT Strategy Planning

IT Strategy Planning engagements provide our detailed analysis and research to clients engaged in architectural design and product selection processes. Our services deliver clarity for customers engaged in product and vendor selection while reducing project implementation time. As every customer’s needs are different, our offerings are contracted on a project by project basis. Recent projects have included:

• Data Center Consolidation Planning
• RFP Development, Vendor Review and Selection
• Disaster Recovery Architecture
• Developing an Archive and Compliance Storage Strategy