David Metcalfe, PhD Research Director Forrester Research Organic IT: Coming To A Data Centre Near You

Theme Organic IT will deliver business innovation

Organic IT Computing infrastructure built on cheap, redundant components that automatically shares and manages enterprise computing resources -- software, processors, storage, and networks -- across applications.

Agenda  What are the key trends in corporate IT today?  How does Organic IT help IT deliver value to the business?  How are firms embarking on the Organic IT journey?

Deep-seated trends impact IT  High IT spending doesn’t translate into better financial performance

High financial performers spend just 3.3% of revenue on IT 3.3% 4.5% 4.2% Percent of revenue spent on IT Company financial performance 2.6% Forrester Report October 2002 “Linking IT Spend To Business Results”

Deep-seated trends impact IT  High IT spending doesn’t translate into better financial performance  Executives don’t think IT provides business innovation

The IT organization plays a limited role in business innovation Forrester Report December 2002 “Putting Innovation Back In IT”

Deep-seated trends impact IT  High IT spending doesn’t translate into better financial performance  Executives don’t think IT provides business innovation  Centralization of IT organizations continues to grow

In 2003, 74% of firms expect to have centralized IT organizations Forrester Report June 2003 “How Companies Govern Their IT Spending”

Deep-seated trends impact IT  High IT spending doesn’t translate into better financial performance  Executives don’t think IT provides business innovation  Centralization of IT organizations continues to grow…  … even as European IT headcount continues to shrink

European IT departments are still shrinking Base: 490 European IT decision-makers We're hiring 21% We're holding staff flat 43% Don't know 2% We're downsizing 34% “Which one describes the status of your full-time IT staff?”

Deep-seated trends impact IT  High IT spending doesn’t translate into better financial performance  Executives don’t think IT provides business innovation  Centralization of IT organizations continues to grow…  … even as European IT headcount continues to shrink  Cost reduction remains top of IT’s agenda.

45% of European IT managers focus on lowering operating costs “What is the top priority for IT to support?” Base: 490 European IT decision-makers

Agenda  What are the key trends in corporate IT today?  How does Organic IT help IT deliver value to the business?  How are firms embarking on the Organic IT journey?

CRMERP The problem: Fragmented infrastructure Finance Peoplesoft SAP Siebel Software: Monolithic code SunHP Dell HP Processors: Single purpose servers NetApp EMC Hitachi Storage: Isolated disks Internet WAN LAN Network: Fragmented

CRMERP The solution: Organic IT Finance Peoplesoft SAP Siebel NetApp EMC Hitachi Internet WAN LAN Software: Processors: Storage: Network: Web services XML SOAP WSDL UDDI Fabric switch CPURAMCPURAM Net Fibre chan. Computing fabric Computing nodes High-bandwidth networks Fabric OS Shared pool IP/FC- bridging NAS TCP offload Redundant array of Internet Links (RAIL) VPN hardware Route optimization

“I need to integrate with Acme’s SAP R/3” Dealing with today's IT infrastructure 6 months/$$$$ 1 month/$$ 2 months/$$ 6 months/$$$ 8 months/$$$$$Total:

Dealing with an Organic IT infrastructure 1 week/$Total: “I need to integrate with Acme’s SAP R/3” “How’s next Tuesday?”

Agenda  What are the key trends in corporate IT today?  How does Organic IT help IT deliver value to the business?  How are firms embarking on the Organic IT journey?

Awareness of IBM’s On Demand is growing

41% of IT execs think On Demand is a credible offering, 26% think its pure marketing

Firms Can Prepare Now For Organic IT With Simple Steps

Firms Should Move To Organic IT In Three Phases

Choose the right Organic IT strategy

Summary  Business executives see IT as a costly barrier not as a cash generator  Organic IT offers flexibility at lower cost increasing IT’s business value  Selective investments in Organic IT are a reality today

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