It’s Time to Unstick from Your Legacy Systems with IT Service Partners.
Did you know that there have already been more than $786 billion worth of mergers and acquisitions this year per Money.CNN.com? Hungry consumers in today’s digital world are accelerating the need for businesses to keep up with technological advances…or else.
Specifically, Deloitte®’s Top 10 Issues for Technology M&A in 2014 reports that, “companies in today’s rapidly changing landscape are responding to customer and market needs – often through M&A – in the areas of scale, cloud services, mobility and big data, prompting stakeholders to anticipate greater deal volume.” And, “due to the accelerating pace of technological progress, there is relentless pressure on companies to constantly innovate at both the consumer and enterprise levels to survive.”
This may sound all too familiar if you are currently stuck with a conglomeration of legacy systems. Just thinking about consolidating and taking on a configuration management project cultivates nightmares of massive expenses, work-hours, and stress dealing with all of the players, risk and security-issues involved.
But you’re not alone.
Tony Pusey, CIO of Trinity Mirror Group had similar issues in 2012. “There is the speed of the change and the need to be able to provide a business with a platform that actually can change at the speed of the innovations, particularly around mobile devices,” he stated in CIO. “So security keeps me up at night: how do we ensure the flexibility within our security infrastructure to be able to cope with those demands and at the same time stay secure?”
… So what did he do about it?
Five years ago, Pusey partnered with Mediaspectrum to consolidate Trinity Mirror Group’s conglomeration of legacy systems. With the “stickiness” of these legacy systems behind him, Pusey was able to take advantage of Mediaspectrum’s scalable CORE platform to increase revenues and provide valuable information to a targeted market… fast.
Flash forward to today. He is using this technology platform to bring in more partners and accelerate business growth (See the news about Trinity Mirror Group partnering with Endava here.)
IT Service Partners and Configuration Management to the Rescue!
Just like Trinity Mirror Group, it’s possible to consolidate your systems quickly and cost-effectively by partnering with an industry service provider. Take some time to see what’s currently available to solve your legacy system and configuration management problems.
Related: The CORE of the Matter
Conduct research and look for a configurable, enterprise platform that:
- Offers simple, Cloud-based, real-time collaboration for documents, videos, mobile, and more anytime, anywhere with an Internet connection.
- Consolidates data easily and allows previously-sliced solutions to talk to one another for an integrated, data stream.
- Provides scalability and the ability to build any application necessary for automating sales and other activities.
- Reduces anxiety with the highest level of security processes, applications and personalized, customer service to meet your specific needs.
Today, the term “stickiness” should be reserved for peanut butter, marshmallows and glue.
With the right configuration management system and industry partners, it’s possible to easily consolidate data, transform systems to increase revenues and provide more value… all while reducing operating costs.
This means you can focus on your core, business functions and compete effectively in the ever-changing digital world.
What are you going to do today to start consolidating your legacy systems with industry partners and configuration management?
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