e-TechServices's IT Strategy Open. Virtualize. Rationalize. A Strategy for Optimal IT Deployment

Overview Premier IBM Business Partner established in 1999 Headquartered in Gainesville, Florida Provide IT Infrastructure solutions with a IBM System p focus Services strengths with I/T Infrastructure  Storage, Servers, Backup/Recovery, High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Consolidation, Virtualization, Rationalization Higher Education, Health, Government, and Commercial Consulting, designing, planning, implementing, and supporting service offerings Outstanding client satisfaction and value

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Current IT Challenges Total Cost of Ownership Management –Reduce TCO and improve ROI –Eliminate vendors with appealing acquisition costs, but high ownership costs Requirement for Best Practices Virtualization of IT environment A Focus on Disaster Recovery –Technology Catching up to limited budgets –Hardware & Software Governance Compliance –Sarbanes-Oxley –HIPAA –SEC 17a-4 –ISO 18501/18509

IT Strategy Open. Virtualize. Rationalize. Foundation of open standards based building blocks Leverage Consolidation and Virtualization to produce most optimal use of resources Evaluate all costs of components over their useful life, rather than just acquisition costs Business needs of the organization drive the IT plans Make well informed decisions after due diligence is completed Value Open Virtualize Rationalize Value

Open. Utilize open standard building blocks and APIs that provide interoperability across primary vendors systems Design for a heterogeneous environment Design open solutions that meet business requirements Look at all parts of IT infrastructure, not common stovepipes of server, storage and network Make sure all vendors will support a particular configuration Leverage outside expertise for design Follow best practices Eliminate components that limit the flexibility and openness of the infrastructure Components must be supported by the key application vendors

Virtualize. Consolidate physical locations Consolidate physical servers, storage, switches, etc. Virtualize resources to benefit from pooling, economies of scale Align resources with workload and business priorities Automate support processes e.g. backup, provisioning, clustering failover and failback, etc. Leverage Advanced Power Virtualization (APV), VMWare, SAN Volume Controller (SVC), Virtual Tape volumes Utilize highest ROI features of components Evaluate components and solutions on capabilities, not just costs Must have an OPEN, supportable environment to virtualize

Rationalize. Align organization requirements with technical requirements to maximize IT return on investment Analysis should include operating requirements, capacity planning, outsourcing options, disaster recovery alternatives, and capacity on demand possibilities Look at TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) not just AC (Acquisition Cost) or TCA (Total Acquisition Cost) Perform business risk assessments, TCO analysis, Financing option analysis Utilize e-Tech’s vast experience to derive the most value from your open I/T infrastructure Leverage industry and cross-industry experience Use correct components to best meet all organizational needs Leverage Professional Services

Services Methodology rationalize Open Virtualize Open Assessing the value of an Open infrastructure AIX, Linux Evaluate multi vendor options High availability (clustering) Backup/Recovery strategies and plans Virtualize Resource optimization Consolidation Increase utilization Align resources with workload priorities Develop accurate growth plans Rationalize Utilize experience from multitude of environments Disaster recovery strategies and plans Make practical best practice recommendations

Summary Skills and expertise to address your OPEN infrastructure needs With methodologies to help optimize your IT resources and maximize your IT value And experience to help you avoid pitfalls and less valuable solutions We want to be your trusted advisor IT Value open virtualize rationalize