Infrastructure simplification

Why Infrastructure Simplification matters

As the cost of acquiring enterprise hardware has plummeted in the last decade, IT organizations have reaped the financial benefits.  However, the cost of integrating these complex technologies into a cohesive IT infrastructure that adds value for an end-user organization has increased sharply.  For many organizations, this means that any cost benefit that they have enjoyed as a result of the declining prices of technology has been counteracted and even greatly exceeded by the cost of managing and effectively harnessing that technology. 

According to an IDC study in the late 2000s, the cost of managing servers was projected to have increased by a factor of four between 2000 and 2010, all while aggregate spend on enterprise IT servers was projected to have remained flat.  This is leading businesses and organizations in all industries to think about not only what types of technologies they wish to employ for their IT services, but also how they will design their processes and organize staff to manage them.  Over the next decade, CIOs and IT organizations must think about the true Total Cost of Ownership of deploying IT solutions if they are to help their enterprises be truly successful, not just driving down the initial acquisition cost of hardware and software. 

Infrastructure simplification is a key solution area that looks to help end-user organizations and enterprises achieve this goal of simpler management and a reduction in “complexity cost.”  Infrastructure simplification can be achieved in a number of ways, from simpler storage architectures that enable equal or better performance and availability versus the status quo, to server virtualization solutions that enable quicker deployment of IT services with fewer mistakes.  In short, despite the seemingly never ending creep of complexity, there are definitely ways that you and your organization can simplify and reap the financial benefits of infrastructure simplification.

Infrastructure Simplification Solutions & Mark 3 Systems

Mark 3 Systems has a long history of helping clients of all sizes architect and deploy IT solutions that enable infrastructure simplification.  With deep expertise and strong partnerships with industry leaders like IBM, Brocade and VMware, Mark 3 can team up with your business or organization and work with you to customize a simpler, more efficient strategy for your IT infrastructure.  This can help your enterprise reduce TCO, optimize the effectiveness of your infrastructure, and reduce business risk.

Throughout its 15 years of partnering with enterprise organizations, Mark 3 has helped clients across virtually every industry reach their infrastructure simplification goals by leaning on strong, time-tested skills in virtualization, physical consolidation, and advanced data management.  The path to infrastructure simplification is often not very clear cut, with numerous paths and initiatives that can be undertaken.  Mark 3 can leverage its years of expertise and strong staff of architects and engineers to help your enterprise navigate these choices and customize an infrastructure simplification strategy that is right for you. 

If you’d like to partner with Mark 3 on your infrastructure simplification strategy, or want more information about infrastructure simplification solutions, please contact us!