Tools for Today's IT Challenges

For companies that focus on high-volume customer transactions, including healthcare, financial services, insurance and call center organizations, desktops are more than a technological tool—they are a core center of business. Given the critical role of these resources, many enterprises are hesitant to implement less familiar virtualized data center solutions without proof of the potential benefits and returns.

Desktop Assessment & Optimization services from Datatrend offer an in-depth evaluation of desktop peripherals, operating systems and software configurations to provide a clear understanding of your desktop environment. Proven desktop optimization recommendations are proposed to you that will provide value now and accommodate growth and scalability for the future, including:

• Increased Operational Efficiencies - identify areas of inefficiency within your desktop framework as well as opportunities to increase service levels, minimize downtime and optimize usage
• Simplified Management and Security - provide a clear overview of current security and management shortfalls while highlighting the benefits of a centralizing these capabilities through virtualization
• Powerful Energy Savings - demonstrate potential cost savings enabled by a virtualized desktop solution, while supporting your current and future green initiatives

Desktop Assessment & Optimization services include the following detailed analysis:

Technical Analysis

• Compile sampling of the current desktop environment to determine overall usages, including:
  • Total number of desktops
  • Growth of desktops from year to year
  • Ability to virtualize desktops by group/function
  • Power consumption and alternatives to usage trends
  • Security gaps and centralization options

Performance Analysis

• Identify CPU trends and utilization during rolling time frames to determine:
  • Opportunity for virtualization based on refresh cycle timing
  • Potential procurement cycle savings/timelines
  • Possible security and maintainability benefits

Financial Analysis

• Summarize current hardware costs, including maintenance, electrical, lease and facility expenses
• Identify financial implications associated with replacement solutions, including:
  • Cost replacement modeling for migrating from current to new solutions
  • ROI modeling for each virtualized desktop solution recommendation