IT

IT works best for the business when guided by a strategy that supports the business. Corporate or company strategy is often set proactively by a private owner, a COO, or a Board of Directors. This deliberate strategy guides the actions of the executives, managers and employees to drive the business to successfully meet the company goals. Unfortunately, IT strategy is often formed as a series of unconnected purchases to address specific problems in operations. As a result, many IT expenses are misguided, resulting in an infrastructure that does not fully deliver what the business requires, or is not flexible or resilient enough to provide a level of service that is truly needed.

IT needs a proactive strategy in the form of an IT Infrastructure Plan to be created that is clear in directing how capital and operational expenses will be allocated to support a business. Executive management is often uncomfortable in setting this direction for the strategy or plan as the body of knowledge required to correctly select technologies is immense. As a result, decisions are often pushed down to the direct resources that will operate the technology infrastructure, and the best decisions are not always made.

Since 1987, Sovran has been dedicated to supporting information technology professionals solving business challenges with a combination of advanced technology and smart business sense. Sovran focuses on customer solutions that reflect the goals of each client and we tailor our talents to suit businesses of any size.

Sovran often engages with companies to form an IT Strategy and Infrastructure plan that correctly reflects the goals of the company’s corporate strategy. With the correct IT strategy and plan in place, executives, managers and employees can consistently make decisions that will help the company with larger goals.

So what goes into an IT Strategy / Infrastructure Plan? This plan enumerates the key business processes that generate revenue and/or add value to the organization. It defines the level of service that is required to meet the growth objectives that each business process is expected to deliver, and it defines intervals for recovery points and recovery objectives by business process in the event of catastrophic failure. It also identifies your return on investment expectations for IT spending. Finally, your plan should identify the budget for carrying out the implementation and provide guidance on the selection of solutions to meet a particular capital and/or operational budget.

Sovran is the partner that can help you and your staff make the right IT decisions based on your corporate strategy. Sovran is not here to push the latest technology because it’s in vogue. Sovran constantly is evaluating new technologies and looking for those that seem to have a high value to cost ratio, are engineered for performance and security, and will be backed by companies with proper R&D and support components. Sovran does not have “cookie cutter” solutions that we simply apply to all situations. Sovran certainly will leverage our experience in providing solutions and support in hundreds of diverse IT environments, but rest assured, when we help you with your IT strategy, your plan, or even a single change in your IT infrastructure, it will be done to support your goals.