IT Architecture

 

The technology is here, the time is now. How are you approaching your next generation data center architecture? A careful and comprehensive approach based on a solid data center strategy is core to maximizing your data center investments.

 

The data center is the heart of the network, housing systems critical to your business; you can’t afford outages and you have to lower costs to remain competitive. Building a strong communications foundation requires expertise and knowledge across many technologies, and a solid understanding of the business drivers behind the data center. Extropy has expertise from the backbone network to storage, servers and applications, and in the governance models to support them. Our customers use us to design, build, and transform their data center architectures so that they can focus on what is most important to them: their core business.

 

Extropy can help you architect efficient, reliable systems based on solid standardization which will allow you to minimize waste, outages, and accelerate your growth

 

APPROACH

Extropy can engage with your teams to take your data center transformation or build project from inception to operations. We will provide the expertise on the cutting edge of technologies to design and implement an architecture that will improve your business. Throughout the process we will help you understand the various options available to you, identify the risks and provide you with solid real world experience to help you make critical decisions for your data center.

 

SOLUTION ELEMENTS

Our solutions vary based on your needs, but common elements of these solutions and their deliverables are:

 

Discovery and Planning

Identifying what systems and applications are in your data centers, what plans you’ve already made, and what your goals are, are the first steps. Extropy will take a deep dive into your current systems, identify the best possible solutions to meet your future needs and make it easier for you to chose between the myriad of options out there.

     Deliverables:

  • Asset inventory and evaluation

  • Network discovery and application mapping

  • RFP creation and evaluations

  • Architectural strategy and design

  • Technology roadmap

  • High level project plan

  • Business case creation

  • High level system designs


 

 

Design

Designing an architecture in today’s converged environments requires a comprehensive understanding of all the system elements to be most effective. Extropy experts will work with your teams to develop detailed system designs based on the overall architecture, strategy, vendor and system choices you have made. We will work with your vendors to ensure that any solutions proposed align with your goals, and conduct or manage staging and Proof of Concept implementations.

     Deliverables:

  • Functional network systems designs

  • Vendor design, product review and order management

  • Network and Systems Management design


 

 

Implement

The biggest challenge to transforming a data center is the implementation and migration process. It takes careful planning to understand all of the inter-dependencies of systems, how changing IP addressing will affect an application, and co-ordination between the technical teams and the business units. With all of the moving parts, experience is key to success. Extropy resources have transformed data centers of all sizes, we have the data center transformation experience you need.

     Deliverables:

  • Detailed Designs and configurations

  • Equipment installation

  • System cut-overs, testing and certification

  • As-built documentation


 

 

Operate

Once your model of efficiency is in place, how will you keep it running? Extropy will work with your teams to ensure a smooth hand off to your operations group. Our experts in Network and Systems Management can help you understand your systems, their design and configurations, and help you develop a solid governance model.

     Deliverables:

  • Operational handoff of systems

  • Organizational and governance model assessments

  • Integration of monitoring systems

  • Configuration database creation and tool setup


 

 

Partner with the thought leaders at Extropy on your next Data Center IT Architecture project and build a network that will provide you with the performance and flexibility your business needs.