Problems
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Aging technology base.
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Skyrocketing maintenance budget.
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Growing need for security.
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Scarcity of skills needed to support outdated technologies in place.
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Escalating cost of data centers.
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Enormity of application portfolio.
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Continuous reduction of IT budget.
Challenges
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Deciding where to start.
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Validating current portfolio to secure adequate IT budget.
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Examining “health” of existing application portfolio.
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Identifying Process redundancies.
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Identifying Data redundancies.
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Measuring the value of each current application.
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Understanding the extent and result of on-going “redundancy creep.”
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Align applications with the business units and goals they support.
Answers
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Optimize the number of applications within your application portfolio.
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Ensure Processes and Data are automated in applications as few times as possible—ideally only once!
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Align applications with the business and goals they support
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Pinnacle Portfolio Optimization Process
Click on each Process step to learn more about each one.
Maximize the Value of Your Current Application Assets
Focus Your Resources on Efforts with Greater Future Benefits
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Provide support for future state growth.
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Determine the degree and quality of automation for current business Processes.
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Improve application reliability, availability, scalability, and performance.
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Reduce application costs.
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Enhance business capabilities.
