IT Consultancy, Advice

Advice and consultancy services for computer systems can be summarised under five headings:

1) Reviewing existing supplier contracts for value and effectiveness, including independent advice on fixed-line and mobile telecoms. Cost-reduction reviews and planning. Deal with existing suppliers on your behalf.

2) Getting the best value out of existing investments. In so many cases, system users are like dog-owners who bark themselves - the system can do a lot more to improve efficiency and minimise drudgery, but it is not being fully used, is slow or unreliable. Very often, significant improvements can be made at minimal cost.

3) Selecting and sourcing appropriate software and best-value hardware.  Should you be considering Cloud Computing for your business?

4) Improving business effectiveness and control through better reporting. A system generally stores huge amounts of data, but is this being used effectively? The use of appropriate Key Performance Indicators (KPI, benchmarks, benchmarking) brings visibility of business performance to management, and enables trends to be monitored.

5) Backup, Disaster Recovery, and security.  Whatever the size of business, these aspects are vital. Serious data loss is always expensive to a company. In some cases, businesses never recover from a major IT disaster. We can help you prepare a detailed Disaster Recovery Plan to minimise losses and stress should the worst happen.

Where do we start?

• Understanding your business and what you need to achieve
• Undertaking an initial system review and health check, and producing a report.
• Reviewing the resources available – time, people and money
• Agreeing with you how best to proceed.

For further information, or to discuss your requirements, please Contact Us