Pre-defined service options help determine which workloads are
eligible for the cloud, plan their deployment and management
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
CDW (NASDAQ: CDW), a leading provider
of technology solutions to business, government, education and
healthcare, today announced an extension of its cloud computing
competencies, offering a comprehensive set of services that helps
customers develop a customized plan for leveraging the cloud. Through
CDW's Cloud Planning Services, customers gain knowledge and a view into
best practices to assess, design, deploy and manage cloud solutions in
the context of a flexible and tailored cloud strategy, enabling them to
achieve operational and financial goals.
CDW Cloud Planning Services enable organizations to select from an array
of fee-based advisory services that produce insights and recommendations
for developing a cloud strategy and can be fitted to meet each client's
unique needs. The offering combines consulting and diagnostic services
to help customers determine which of their applications and workloads
make the most sense to move to the cloud. Available services include
four progressive levels of optional, pre-defined workshops that range
from a one-day seminar to a seven-week engagement, with opportunity for
customized projects tailored to customers' needs.
"Transitioning from legacy infrastructure to cloud-based workloads is
challenging; our market research and field experience show that
organizations struggle with selecting and deploying workloads in the
cloud as well as forecasting the financial and operational impact," said
Stephen Braat, vice president, cloud and managed solutions, CDW. "CDW
Cloud Planning Services places valuable knowledge into the customers'
hands, giving them the insights to develop a cloud strategy that fits
their business objectives."
The most basic level of CDW's Cloud Planning Services is Cloud 101 - a
one-day workshop that outlines cloud market trends and evaluates an
organization's IT environments. Cloud 101 helps organizations understand
the most compelling use cases for cloud and how centralized IT can
regain control in a technology-as-a-service environment, identifying the
challenges and key drivers for change in cloud deployment.
CDW's Cloud 201 is a one-week, in-depth look into the customer's IT
environment to help them develop a cloud strategy, construct supporting
business cases and identify data center transformations necessary for
cloud adoption. From Cloud 201, CDW customers produce a tailored and
prioritized list of cloud-candidate applications and services, a
high-level roadmap for cloud optimization and an assessment of their
current state cloud operations, infrastructure and processes.
Cloud 202 is a three-week process that includes the Cloud 201
consultation and additional focus on total cost of ownership (TCO)
frameworks to identify cloud vendors that match the customer's specific
workload needs. It also provides an overview of cloud security and the
compliance landscape with prospective vendors, plus an approach to data
center cost reduction and key cost reduction drivers with cloud.
The most comprehensive CDW Cloud Planning Services engagement, Cloud
301, is a seven-week, process highlighting consideration and definition
of the financial and non-financial benefits of cloud adoption at the
customer organization. In Cloud 301, customers derive a prioritized list
of applications/services whose TCO, business and security considerations
indicate cloud is the best IT delivery model, plus an assessment of
their current data center cost breakdown vs. industry standards and a
validated as-a-service cloud operating model.
CDW's Cloud Planning Services also include diagnostic tools and service
options that can attach to and support any level of the planning
engagements by providing specific information on the customer's IT
infrastructure, such as:
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Complete cloud lifecycle visibility and infrastructure cost data
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Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) cost modeling
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Pre- and post-migration infrastructure performance testing and IaaS
validation
"With more than 15 years of professional services experience, CDW is a
distinguished leader in helping organizations get the most out of IT
solutions, and now we're expanding that core competency to cloud
planning," said Mitch Raskovich, senior manager of cloud client
services, CDW. "Combined with our extensive cloud resources and
solutions, CDW Cloud Planning Services provides customers with solutions
that are quickly ramped with defined outcomes to drive planning and
implementation."
Cloud and Managed Services at CDW
CDW's cloud computing strategy and portfolio of cloud offerings are
closely integrated with its managed services capabilities. With more
than 15 years in the managed and professional services business, CDW's
service solutions team is recognized as an industry leader in hosting,
infrastructure-as-a-service and managed services, providing the full
life cycle of IT services from procurement to design, implementation and
ongoing management. Most noted for managed cloud, managed hosting and
remote managed services, CDW can provide the same level of managed
services whether the customer's IT infrastructure is installed on the
customer's premises, hosted in third-party data centers or resides in
the cloud.
For more information about CDW cloud services offerings, visit www.cdw.com/cloud.
About CDW
CDW is a leading multi-brand technology solutions provider to business,
government, education and healthcare organizations in North America and
the United Kingdom. A Fortune 500 company with multi-national
capabilities, CDW was founded in 1984 and employs more than 8,700
coworkers. For the twelve months ended June 30, 2016, the company
generated net sales of over $13 billion. For more information about CDW,
please visit www.CDW.com.
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