Planning the IT needs of your business is key to the successful deployment and use of technology. Taybridge Consulting works with senior management to develop a strategic IT plan that reflects the business goals and objectives. We produce a budget and plan to implement and manage change.
Our area of excellent focus on matching requirements with the business needs of the organisation. This often starts with an audit of current systems and procedures along with a measurement of user satisfaction with regards to systems and IT support levels. From this we develop a strategic plan to move the business forward from a technology perspective in-line with the business goals of the company. In reality this includes a top down view of systems installed along with a bottom up look at usability from the desktop perspective, This covers hardware selection and replacement policy, system software and application use. For example you may decide to stick with Windows XP for existing desktop computers while installing Windows 7 on new machines. You may decide to move to the latest version of Microsoft Office on all desktop to reduce training and support requirements while reducing problems with file compatibility due to version miss match.
The large issues to address are usually around to buy or build for application deployment. For example should you continue to develop an Intranet for internal communications based on the original design of the web master who has long since left or switch to a professional product such as Microsoft SharePoint or other Intranet products providers?
This often leads into a discussion about data storage, access, backups and disaster recovery. Taybridge Consulting works with you to investigate the business impact of these discussions and will develop and implement an IT strategy to drive your business forward.
We have helped clients move the provision of Email to an external provider. This is always a mission critical application that has to be available %99.99. Most internally provided Exchange servers struggle to provide this uptime. There are plenty of providers who now offer hosted Exchange and SharePoint.
Contact us today to learn more about developing a Technology Strategy for your business.
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