Organizations spend significant time, resources and money on managing their network infrastructure. The challenge is to ensure that the technology currently in place is capable of supporting existing needs while evolving as their company grows and requirements change. This all needs to be accomplished while minimizing cost.

consilium1 works with its customers to achieve this objective by coupling leading edge technologies with superior design skills to maximize the performance of current solutions while planning for the implementation of next generation technologies. Our infrastructure performance and planning services incorporate key components of the technology lifecycle including:

• Network Architecture Design and Deployment


• Data Center Design and Deployment


• Wireless Infrastructure Design and Deployment


• Virtualization Solution Design and Deployment


• Storage Assessment and Optimization

If you would like to find out how our Infrastructure Performance and Planning Services can help you, contact us.

The benefits achieved from software development initiatives often miss the mark on value for invested dollars. Most often it is the software development and implementation process itself that undermines the potential success of software development activities. consilium1’s software development experts deliver world class solutions through the application of an expert Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology that includes requirement gathering and analysis, application architecture and design, software build and functional testing, and system integration and performance testing of full application suites. We use a combination of best practices in our methodology including components of Waterfall, RUP, Iterative, Agile and Extreme with a primary focus on mentoring your software development organization.

consilium1’s software design and development services include custom software and application development, re-architecting or re-engineering existing applications, and web enablement of legacy applications to more modern and flexible technology platforms. Our consultants are experts in architectures like Service Oriented Architecture and Web Services resulting in cost-effective solutions with quick turnaround. Our expertise includes modern as well as legacy technologies and platforms including J2EE, .NET, VB, VC++. Some of our key delivery skills include:

• Rich Internet Application Development


• Open Source Development and Migrations


• Portal Design and Development

If you would like to find out how our Software Design and Development Services can help you, contact us.

consilium1 is an industry leader in designing, developing and deploying enterprise open source solutions for middleware, Rich Internet Applications (RIA), business intelligence and platform standardization. One of our key objectives is to help our customers understand how and when enterprise open source technologies can provide value to their organizations. consilium1 has developed specific service offerings around enterprise open source technologies and their application in enterprise environments. The offerings range from providing assessment and open source viability services to migrating existing applications to open source platforms to developing next generation rich internet applications. We customize each engagement to fit the specific needs of our customers.

Assessment

• Develop an understanding of your business processes
  
• Assess your current technology infrastructure and application stack
  
• Provide essential guidance and roadmap on an open source migration
  
• Evaluate current software licensing model and cost savings opportunity with enterprise open source technology
  
• Estimate of services cost for migration of existing applications to open source alternative(s)
  

Proof of Concept - Pilot

• Validate enterprise open source technology can work in your environment and satisfy your specific needs
  
• Prototype application or existing platform migration for proof of concept

Initial Adoption

• Design an architecture and supporting infrastructure for the migration process
  
• Prioritize applications and platform for transition


• Educate users and business unit leaders on enterprise open source solutions
  

Migration

• Transition proprietary software to an enterprise open source software alternative using our proven methodology




• BEA Weblogic and IBM Websphere Application Server to JBoss or Tomcat
  
• VMware ESX to Red Hat integrated virtualization
  
• Oracle to MySQL, Ingres or EnterpriseDB
  
• Cognos, Business Objects or Crystal Reports to Jasper or Pentaho
  
• Sun Solaris, HP-UX, Windows or other proprietary operating system to Red Hat Linux
  

Performance and Tuning

• Capacity planning for broader enterprise open source adoption and expansion
  
• Consolidation of resources for cost reductions and product optimization
  
• Application clustering design, tuning and implementation
  

Application Development and Enhancements

• Migrate applications and develop new functionality in next generation Rich Internet Applications (RIA)
  
• Leverage corporate data for business intelligence initiatives
  
• Architect and implement Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) for expanded services to your customers and partners

Competing in today’s marketplace is increasingly more complex and challenging. Advancements in technology have leveled the playing field enabling businesses of all sizes to compete for the same customers. Business leaders are looking for new and innovative ways to go to market and drive new opportunities. Many companies are gaining insight and advantages by leveraging data to assist in supporting sales, business operations and go to market initiatives. consilium1 consultants are skilled in the practice of designing optimal ways to identify, utilize and manage internal and external data for business intelligence. The focus areas of our data solutions group include:

• Data Warehouse Design and Deployment


• Extract Transfer Load (ETL)


• Business Intelligence Tools and Reporting

If you would like to make better use of your information assets and how our Data Solutions can help you, contact us.

Organizations continually look for approaches to improve business operations. Whether these improvements are based on lower costs, achieving more with limited resources or aligning overall business strategy with technology infrastructure, creating efficient processes is of tremendous value. consilium1 is dedicated to providing strategic solutions based on the operational and business realities of your company. Our collaborative approach incorporates innovative thinking, strong facilitation skills, and proven strategic frameworks to assist you in transforming processes to drive your business. Some of our key focus areas in our Process Improvement practice are:

• System Strategy and Consulting


• Strategic IT Planning


• Document and Business Process Management


• IT Organizational Development

If you would like to consider how you can make your business more efficient, contact us.