Understanding Downsizing and Rightsizing

IT organizational restructure includes; hiring 3 more application developers and hiring two more people in the networking team in order to reduce the number of the networking issues for the applications maintained within WW. Application developers will decrease development time of the applications. Current implemented technology for the accounting processes, route optimization, freight tracking and fleet maintenance will need to be improved. All these applications are based on an older technology. In order to improve the overall functionality and to reduce the cost associated with IT requires the organization to implement a cloud computing based ERP solution systems. This system will improve the overall performance and will reduce the cost associated with the implementation. The cloud based applications can be accessed from anywhere and anyone authorized to access the system can access the system easily. The next set of changes that are required in the internal IT strategies are the improvement in the internal processes; all the internal operations are managed in a better way through the new systems. The new systems are targeted to improve the overall operations within the organization (Chand, S 2014). The next change in the IT internal strategy is the IT portfolio. IT portfolio includes implementation of the

The information for sizing the server infrastructure is gathered from existing server utilization for the applications supported. The amount of servers selected for implementing the environment is based on projected cpu and memory needs to support the users. As part of projecting resource needs, allowances are made for variances in versions of system hardware.

The Case for this module centers on an organization implementing a new computer-based information processing system. Thousands of organizations go through the same kind of process every day—you yourself may have been involved in one or more such "technology transformations." Despite this body of experience; the advice of thousands of consultants, researchers, and computer gurus; and the leverage of multibillion-dollar corporations such as Microsoft, Google, and Oracle; a large proportion of these

3. Less IT- This could also result in the need for less IT staff because all of the maintenance and upgrading to the severs is done by the host company.

There are a total of 500 clients systems owned by RavenTech, LLC. They are evenly distributed between desktops and laptops, and between Windows 7 OS and Windows XP OS machines (Table 2). The Windows 7 machines are not being modified at this time, and will be primarily unaffected by this migration. The desktops and laptops that are currently running Windows XP were new at the time of purchase. While the hardware is older than the Windows 7 machines, it is still functional, and parts for these machines are still easily obtainable for the near future. The Windows XP computers have an Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 processor in the desktop systems, and a P8400 processor in the laptop systems. The desktops and laptops each have 2GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM, and can be upgraded to at least 8GB DDR3 RAM. The laptops have a port for connecting an external monitor. Excluding the OS, RavenTech uses software applications that are available for Windows and Linux, or are cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS), so employee training on new productivity software will not be required. The company uses Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) and private IP space on the internal network. A minimum of one desktop XP machine

In order to adequately re-equip the specified office environment it is necessary to understand the requirements of the business as well as individual users and departments. The key requirement is for conventional office applications such as word-processing, spreadsheets, presentation files and databases with appropriate interconnected hardware providing a reliable and stable infrastructure for these central business duties and operations to be

As we all know virtualization is the requirement of future. We have evolved from the age of traditional environment to virtual environment.We have grown accustomed to almost all things virtual from virtual memory to virtual networks to virtual storage.The most widely leveraged benefit of virtualization technology is server consolidation, enabling one server to take on the workloads of multiple servers. For example, by consolidating a branch office’s print server, fax server, exchange server, and web server on a single windows server, businesses reduce the costs of hardware, maintenance, and staffing.

Reduced downtime/Streamlined jobs – It is often found when multi-skilling tasks to different workers and after eliminating excess workers you can streamline the process for specific tasks or related jobs into a more efficient and less time consuming procedure.

After receiving several students’ complaints regarding poor desktops’ performance over the last year, the organization has decided to analyze the current system to provide suitable solutions. One of the solutions for the B&IT School is implementing a Virtualization technology.

I will be focusing on two of these systems, Mainframe and the DMS. The Mainframe system is an antiquated system that can no longer support the current needs of the division. Mainframe has much involved with its use, an aging workforce, and high mainframe costs, lack of innovation and flexibility and technological security risks. As the society and current Texas standards require electronic filing and business process via e-machines, kiosks and among other items. Not only is the current two systems substantially ineffective operation of technology, the need of non-standardized systems pounds the ability of management to access, manage and illustrate analytical data components for strategic planning purposes and routine performance inspection.

Large corporations might choose to consolidate their IT system in one virtualized (and very expensive) server farm saving on hardware, support and maintenance costs over time.

Switch to virtual machines instead of physical servers. This internal business strategy aligns with the overall mission to reduce costs by 5% to fund new projects, such as providing warehousing services to customers. In addition, updating this technology will reduce manpower needed to upkeep servers and free them to work on other projects.

With today’s economy being in such disarray, companies are entertaining ways to cut expenses and stay competitive during a recession. Many companies are looking at their departments’ productivity in addition to their network infrastructure to accomplish this task. Large companies have the luxury of internal resources, whereas smaller companies must resort to outsourcing this process. The ultimate goal is the same, to cut expenses, and stay competitive. A big decision, a company will need to make, is whether to cut personnel or can implementing new technology give the same result. The final decision will not be

ICT usability of resources increases in the early 1960s, but it was not until the 1980s that the first commercial products emerged and defined as target computers or generations of grid computers. They all are intend to use maximum disposable resources, to reduse this those computers are unused. And the final goal is to invent a computer which is much more efficient with strong performance, and to be more precise, with having a separate level of software, which is supposed to divide the tasks into several parts and locate them into several computers. It ususally concernes in a large number of computers which are in different organisations connected into as virtual organisations. The advantage of this type of organisations are recognised in improving efficiency by truly small alterations.

Computer technology has been a great help to the improvement of one’s life. Most establishments, corporations and institutions had developed their own use of such technology to help themselves work more efficiently with less time and effort, resulting in better production, profit, and a more satisfied clientele.