About Infrastructure Optimization
This blog provides an opportunity for dialogue around Infrastructure Optimization the Infrastructure Optimization Model and how movement along this journey enables for greater productivity, higher security, and lower cost. Additional topics discussed here will be how Self-Managing Dyanmic Systems and Microsoft Operations Framework align with Infrastructure Optimization.
The Infrastructure Optimization Model's intent is to help customers understand and subsequently improve the current state of their IT infrastructure and what that means in terms of cost, security risk, and operational agility. Dramatic cost savings can be realized by moving from an unmanaged environment towards a dynamic environment. Security improves from highly vulnerable in a Basic infrastructure, to dynamically proactive in a more mature infrastructure. IT infrastructure management changes from highly manual and reactive to highly automated and proactive. Microsoft and Partners can provide the technologies, processes and procedures to help customers move up through the infrastructure optimization journey. Process moves from fragmented or nonexistent to optimized and repeatable. A customer's ability to use technology to improve their business agility and deliver business value increases as they move from the Basic state up the continuum toward a Dynamic state empowering information workers, managers and supporting new business opportunities.
By working with Microsoft and using this model as a framework, an enterprise can quickly understand the strategic value and business benefits to the organziation in moving from a "We Fight Fires" level of maturity (where the IT infrastructure is generally considered a "cost center") towards a dynamic use when the business value of the IT infrastructure is clearly understood and the IT infrastructure is viewed as a strategic business asset and business enabler.
Go to the Infrastructure Optimization Website to understand where you are in the model and how your infrastructure can become more secure and well-managed. http://www.microsoft.com/io
