Agile IT Operating Models

In the 1700s, products were created by individual craftsmen practicing their trades. The industrial revolution changed all that. Rather than craftsmen making products, people crafted machines which then made products, and the world was forever changed with a new era of low-cost, high-quality goods.

Similarly, Agile IT operating models and cloud computing have the potential to revolutionize IT. Rather than high-tech “IT artisans” performing costly, time intensive deployment and operational support of applications, platforms, and IT infrastructure, you can now deliver standardized service offerings in a self-service, demand driven, pay-as-you-go operating model.

There is a strong business imperative for Agile IT operating models in Global 2000 enterprises. These global enterprises are struggling with unprecedented levels of change, complexity, and pricing pressure in their markets. This, in turn, puts tremendous pressure on IT organizations to adapt to rapidly changing business needs while simultaneously lowering capital spending and operating costs. For these organizations, an Agile IT operating model has the potential to produce profound competitive advantages:

  • Faster time-to-market for new business applications and services
  • Greater agility to start, stop, and scale projects with a variable cost infrastructure requiring less initial investment
  • Cost savings through demand-driven consumption, reduced vendor lock-in, and price arbitrage between service providers
  • Increased governance, control, and transparency
  • Improved standardization and lower risk operating environments
  • Greater freedom to allocate your IT resources where you see fit to be competitively differentiated

ServiceMesh helps Global 2000 customers accelerate their transformation to Agile IT operating models. Although cloud computing is an important aspect of Agile IT, it is not the strategic focus in and of itself, which is a point often lost in today’s marketplace. ServiceMesh takes a decidedly different approach that is field tested, enterprise experienced-based, and proven to deliver both near and longer term strategic benefits to Global 2000 enterprises.

 

 

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