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Event Overview

Most IT organizations are involved in or preparing for some sort of IT optimization or consolidation project due to space, power, budget, or other constraints. Yet most enter these projects without clear goals or proper metrics to ensure success is achieved. This Workshop provides IT professionals with a simple, actionable methodology for scoping, measuring, and implementing a consolidation plan that achieves business and technical objectives. In this Workshop, learn the following techniques for success:

• Baselining your existing IT infrastructure to prioritize consolidation actions
• Gathering the right data to support the consolidation effort
• Scoping the consolidation project into realistic phases
• Setting goals, objectives, and the right metrics for the project
• Modeling the financial cost and benefits
• Applying the appropriate virtualization technologies
• Choosing the right consultants to assist with your implementation
• Managing expectations within the business

During this full day of presentations, hands-on exercises, and discussions, Forrester analysts teach you how to:

• Prioritize your consolidation actions. Organizations view multiple motivators for beginning an IT consolidation project; whether the focus is on improving operational efficiency or reducing power costs, it is necessary to prioritize consolidation efforts. Determine which pain points are constricting your organization the most, and develop an attack plan to create a phased approach to IT consolidation.



• Establish the right consolidation team. Getting buy in from non-IT constituents can be difficult when projects are running simultaneously and resources are limited. Work to pinpoint who needs to be involved, how to engage them, and how to hold onto their commitment.



• Apply the right technologies. IT consolidation isn't just about server virtualization. There are desktop, data center, storage, energy management, and IT process transformations that make consolidation efforts successful. Learn which ones have the greatest impact and value and how to apply them.



• Apply the best practices. This Workshop is built off the learning of enterprises and government organizations that have successfully achieved IT consolidation gains. Come learn from their experiences, and discover how you can apply the most effective tactics and avoid the biggest pitfalls.



• Evaluate the political landscape. The growth of business technology has taken many technology functions and areas of involvement away from the IT organization. Discuss with analysts and your peers to find out the best way to ride out the political changes, and work through a role play exercise to determine what constitutes a strong consolidation team.

Who Should Attend?

• CIOs
• IT Infrastructure & Operations professionals
• Vice presidents; directors; or managers of infrastructure/technical services, computer and network operations, IT operations, IT support, IT engineering, and infrastructure technology
• Vice presidents of information systems/services and planning/strategy
• Enterprise Architecture professionals

Why Attend?

• Work closely with Forrester analysts. Attendance is limited to maximize client-analyst interaction.
• Understand the trends and technologies that matter most to your role.
• Complete hands-on exercises applying the same methodologies that Forrester analysts use for their own research.
• Network with peers facing similar goals and challenges.
• Leave with an action plan and strategy that will generate new growth for your company.