EVEREST GROUP NEXT GENERATION IT CONSULTING SERVICES ENTERPRISE TRANSFORMATION
Everest Group passionately believes that management decisions need to be driven by facts and analytics, not speculation and hope. The challenge today How do I get cloud economics for my organization? What workloads make the most sense to move to the public cloud? Private cloud? When? How? What do I do with what s left in my data center? The questions enterprises are asking about cloud and IT transformation have moved past tire-kicking and pilots. Forwardthinking CIOs and CFOs are recognizing that cloud and next generation delivery models are the only true hope they have for responding to the tremendous demands for efficiency and flexibility being placed on IT. With the promise of cloud-enabled transformation also come significant challenges. With cloud technologies, vendors and offerings evolving weekly, it s difficult to evaluate what to migrate and where, let alone trying to develop an overall plan and business case for transforming your entire IT infrastructure. The Everest Group approach That s where we come in. Everest Group provides advisory services that help enterprises understand the truly disruptive opportunities presented by cloud, remote infrastructure management (RIMO) and other next generation IT service models. We take a holistic, comprehensive approach, advising clients on how to best drive overall IT transformation to achieve business results with impact at the shareholder value level. We have several core beliefs when it comes to IT transformation and the cloud. Economics matter. To be worth the cost of migration and change management, a technology must offer truly disruptive economics that enable IT to reduce costs by 40 percent, 50 percent or more. Done right, we believe that cloud and next generation transformation deliver these benefits. Facts matter. Everest Group passionately believes that management decisions need to be driven by facts and analytics, not speculation and hope. This is particularly true with cloud and transformation, where executives need a 2
Everest Group offers three different transformation assessment services and transformation implementation support services. fact-based framework and tools for planning and prioritizing transformation and migration. Independence matters. Transformation will not be a one-sizefits-all approach across enterprises. Public, private, hybrid cloud and dedicated models will all be part of the transformation answer. The right vendors, offerings and services may also be different based on the client. Everest Group is committed to providing the right answer customized to our clients needs. Our Next Generation IT transformation consulting services are built on these core principles. Everest Group offers services to help enterprises assess and determine the scope of the opportunity presented by migration to next generation IT platforms, as well as support for their implementation programs. IT transformation assessment offerings Everest Group offers three different transformation services to help enterprises assess and scope transformation and cloud migration opportunity: IT transformation assessment Description: Everest Group s IT transformation assessment helps clients build a business case for overall IT transformation, including assessment of workload migration opportunities, modernization opportunities with non-migrated workloads and infrastructure, and RIMO opportunities. Everest Group s most comprehensive assessment helps clients answer key transformation questions including: Applications What applications and workloads should we migrate to cloud models based on both business and technical requirements? What are the associated migration costs? How should we prioritize and sequence migration of the workload portfolio? Infrastructure How is our infrastructure aligned with the current workload portfolio? What service delivery models will be required to support our workload migration strategy? Which service providers make sense? Which offerings? What do we do with non-migrated infrastructure? Management and Support Do RIMO models make sense for our organization? Where and how can we reduce management and support costs for both migrated and nonmigrated workloads? Who s it for? Enterprises seeking to develop a shareholder-value level perspective on the potential opportunity from IT 3
transformation and cloud migration. Organizations nearing end-ofterm on current IT outsourcing (ITO) contracts seeking to better understand what next generation models could deliver for them. Deliverable(s): Overall business case and high-level roadmap for a three- to five-year comprehensive IT transformation Cloud migration assessment Description: Everest Group s cloud migration assessment provides clients a workload-based roadmap for transitioning to cloud and next generation delivery platforms. The cloud migration assessment leverages Everest Group best practices, frameworks and tools for evaluating both technical and business migration factors across the workload portfolio. The assessment also leverages the Everest Group Cloud Value Assessment Model (EG CVAM ), which includes over 300 market prices for hardware, software, network, and public cloud services; and 200 algorithms for aligning architectural dependencies. Who s it for? CIOs, IT and finance executives seeking to develop a comprehensive plan for capturing the benefits of new cloudbased service delivery platforms, including public, private and hybrid cloud models. Deliverable(s): Overall business case and high-level roadmap for a three- to five-year cloud workload migration Cloud migration workshops Description: Everest Group offers one-day or half-day workshops to conduct quick assessments and cloud migration analyses on 2-3 priority workloads. The workshop provides exposure and access to Everest Group subject-matter experts, best practices and tools in highly focused problem solving sessions. Who s it for? CIOs, IT executives and their teams seeking to gain an initial perspective on the potential impact of cloud service delivery models on their organization. Deliverable(s): High-level opportunity assessment and recommendation for priority workload migration 4
For more information Everest Group works with leading global enterprises and cloud service providers on the strategic, organizational and operational issues being created by cloud and next generation models. Contact us to learn more at cloud@everestgrp.com. Transformation implementation support services Everest Group also offers implementation support services to help clients further detail their plans and manage their transformation: Description: Everest Group s transformation implementation services provide support for clients as they move from assessment to transformation opportunity capture. Services include additional opportunity scoping and assessment as necessary for clients, prioritization, cloud vendor and offering evaluation, as well as transformation program management and oversight. Everest Group also offers support for IT organizational redesign and change management. Who is it for? Everest Group assessment clients looking for analytical and program management support for implementation of cloud migration and transformation initiatives. Deliverable(s): Detailed year 1 transformation plan and initial implementation support required for opportunity capture 5
Contact us Corporate Headquarters Dallas TX United States +1-214-451-3000 India/Middle East Gurgaon, India +91-124-496-1100 Canada Toronto, ON Canada +1-416-865-2033 Europe London, United Kingdom +44-870-770-0270 About Everest Group Everest Group is an advisor to business leaders on next generation global services with a worldwide reputation for helping Global 1000 firms dramatically improve their performance by optimizing their back- and middle-office business services. With a fact-based approach driving outcomes, Everest Group counsels organizations with complex challenges related to the use and delivery of global services in their pursuits to balance short-term needs with long-term goals. Through its practical consulting, original research, and industry resource services, Everest Group helps clients maximize value from delivery strategies, talent and sourcing models, technologies, and management approaches. Established in 1991, Everest Group serves users of global services, providers of services, country organizations, and private equity firms, in six continents across all industry categories. For more information, please visit www.everestgrp.com and research.everestgrp.com. www.everestgrp.com research.everestgrp.com www.sherpasinblueshirts.com Copyright 2011, Everest Global, Inc. 6