Putting your systems to the test
Unplanned or poorly implemented changes to IT systems are one of the biggest headaches for business of all sizes. It doesn’t matter if you are a multinational bank or a small business, the effect is still the same: unplanned down time leads to loss of revenue and hence loss of profit.
With such a reliance on IT infrastructure for running day-to-day business it is essential that your IT systems are available during your normal operation hours, and sometimes beyond. This means that the risk associated with changes to the IT environment are higher than ever before.
The solution is to ensure that all changes are tested before being implemented in your live environments. This sounds like a simple answer, but it raises the question of how you can create and maintain a test environment that mirrors your live systems.
At Parative we have worked on projects of all sizes and complexity, but not all of our clients have had test environments. This has led us to create a hosted solution where we are able to easily snapshot live client systems and put them into a virtual environment for testing.
What are the business benefits?
Reduced cost – Because we host everything, you don’t need to buy a single piece of hardware or software. This saves you money on rack space, power and cooling, and you don’t have to worry about expensive maintenance contracts on hardware or software.
You also save money on staff costs, as you don’t need to have anyone monitoring or maintaining the servers.
Reduced timeframes – Automation is the key to speed and Parative’s solution has the ability to deploy whole lab environments in a matter of minutes. If you did this normally it would take you days just to get the server hardware ordered and delivered!
Faster ROI – Parative’s consultants have proven experience in the real world, which equates to less time on site, faster implementations and all the cost savings of your test lab delivered in record time.
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