Increasingly, organisations are recognising the importance of an optimised and cost efficient Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure and many have started to rationalise their infrastructure and increase their operational efficiency through initiatives such as server consolidation, desktop standardization, implementing ICT operational best practices, etc.
Such initiatives are often undertaken, in isolation, by ICT departments and may not have been sufficient on their own to deliver the desired and long lasting improvements demanded by the business.
BDS Solutions suggests that in order to achieve a sustained improvement in their ICT infrastructure, an organisation must take a longer-term strategic view of their ICT infrastructure maturity and link any ICT infrastructure capability and maturity improvements to their business needs and overall business strategy.
BDS Solutions utilises Microsoft's Infrastructure Optimisation (IO) model as its foundation to help NHS organisations evaluate the current maturity of their ICT infrastructure and to plan relevant incremental ICT improvements to achieve a more mature, reliable, secure ICT environment that is easier and less costly to maintain.
The following four levels of infrastructure maturity are described by the IO model:
Each level leads to increasing use of standards, automation, centralised control and greater alignment with business objectives. In addition, each level introduces increasing operational and cost efficiencies.
By working with BDS Solutions and using the IO model as a framework, an NHS organisation can quickly understand the strategic value and business benefits in improving ICT infrastructure maturity, ensuring that ICT is considered as a strategic asset that contributes significantly to organisational performance and patient care, rather than simply a "cost centre."
Please contact us for a personalised quote for your organisations Infrastructure Optimisation.