Solutions Design
When faced with an implementation, a vast majority of organizations that attempt such a project on their own result in failure. Even after training their technicians in administration, the wide range of variables such as server specifications, network topology and security requirements, storage sizing, legal and administrative policies, client access among other factors, are never fully realized in the planning and implementation of the environment. Without the assistance of experienced planning professionals, these organizations never see the full benefits of their technology investment.
Successful implementation of archiving and data management solutions demands design and strategy planning by professionals experienced and certified in all aspects of information architecture. Beyond simple administration, our architects will assist in providing answers to questions many organizations don’t even think to ask, such as:
- Archiving, desktop, and retention policies that are required for both IT and legal purposes
- Server topology requirements, including number, location, and build of server hardware
- Storage sizing breakdown based on archiving policies, properties of data to be archived, and legal/discovery needs
- Software and server requirements
- High-availability/Disaster recovery recommendations to correspond to SLA requirements
- Client configuration requirements for optimal end-user access of archived items
- Implementation strategy
- Data migration strategy
US-Analytics’ architects ensure that all dimensions of the archiving planning and implementation lifecycle are addressed, securing a successful implementation and roll-out. For organizations that already maintain an archiving environment but require an upgrade or expansion, our architects also provide gap analysis services to ensure that their archiving environment meets the needs of their expanded enterprise.