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IBM Technology Provision - Maximising your IBM technology investment

The old adage “Nobody gets fired for buying IBM” was based on an IT strategy of safe choice vs innovation.   The world has moved on and so has IBM. The new IBM is embracing more innovation through significant investment in R&D, witnessed by the largest portfolio of patent registrations of any IT company. IBM has also become more collaborative in the industry by embracing open standards across both its software and hardware portfolio.

Capgemini uniquely brings years of real world IBM experience to support our Clients projects and programmes, balancing safe choice and innovation across all of IBM’s technology options.

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Technology provision

IT Vendor mergers and acquisitions have reduced the number of vendor choices, but increased complexity for clients having to manage this change.  On the other hand there is now greater choice in the way technology is delivered.  Options include Software and Capacity as service, Capital purchase, Co hosting, fully outsourced, off shore, ASP, cost per user. Capgemini is unique as an IBM Business Partner in being able to offer traditional Resell as well as these newer models for technology acquisition and provision.

Server Consolidation

Capgemini is pleased to offer the IBM Server Consolidation methodology “Zodiac” to help Clients reduce cost through IT Resource Optimisation.
Working in partnership with IBM we can deploy Zodiac non-intrusively to clarify the current inventory, identify the areas where server consolidation can bring the best Return on Investment, quantifying the benefits in cost, savings and environmental impact.

Data Classification Virtual Data Centre

Regulatory compliance issues as well as corporate responsibility are now forcing clients to look again at their data storage needs. Full Information Lifecycle management (ILM) is touted as the solution to contain escalating data management costs and capacity requirements. The front end of achieving ILM is the need to classify data within an enterprise.  Capgemini are able to offer a data classification service based on IBM Tivoli Storage solutions that allow clients to identify quick wins in their Data Management operations.

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