Avanade Joins Analyst Decision Tools Alliance Program; Avanade Technologists to Deliver Total Cost of Ownership Analysis Using Analyst Firm's Tools.Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2003 Avanade Avanade, Inc. is a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft which was founded on April 4 2000. The company is a global IT consulting company that specializes in solutions using Microsoft enterprise technology. Inc., the premier technology integrator (1) In electronics, a device that combines an input with a variable, such as time, and provides an analog output; for example, a watt-hour meter. (2) See systems integrator. for Microsoft solutions in the enterprise, today announced that it has become a member of the Gartner Decision Tools Alliance Program. Through this program, Avanade will deploy Gartner tools, including the IT HealthCheck and TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. Analyst for Distributed Computing (1) The use of multiple computers networked throughout a wide geographical area, or the world via the Internet, in order to solve a single problem. See grid computing. (2) The use of multiple computers in an enterprise rather than one centralized system. , that allow companies to more readily analyze and manage a wide range of costs, service levels, satisfaction, and other metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. within various technology environments. By combining these tools with its own set of assets and methodology, Avanade is even more capable of helping its customers measure and plan for optimizations of their IT infrastructure. "When it comes to reducing the costs associated with infrastructure, diagnosing the problem is just as critical as treating it," said Avanade CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. Ashish Kumar. "By arming our teams with the Gartner tools, Avanade technologists can identify cost-savings opportunities more quickly." The Gartner IT HealthCheck enables companies to independently conduct a quick TCO analysis. After a participant answers a few questions online, the tool returns a high-level analysis based on Gartner Metrics and TCO methodology, with a peer group comparison. From there, Avanade can help companies identify cost-savings opportunities and plan their infrastructure optimization optimization Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics. . The TCO Analyst for Distributed Computing assesses the life-cycle process of IT and helps organizations: - Calculate a simulated TCO Profile based on an industry standard model from Gartner. The simulated TCO profile reflects an organizations unique assets, technology, complexity, and best practices - Determine a comparative view based on peer averages or a simulation of TCO scaled by assets, industry, user type, geographic location, complexity, and best-practice adoption. - Simulate TCO targets reflecting asset and configuration changes, complexity, and best-practice variations and IT management modifications. To administer the TCO Manager tool, Gartner requires technology integrators to undergo extensive training. Avanade has embraced the Gartner TCO tools as a global initiative; currently Avanade has commenced training and will make the tools broadly available to enterprises. "Gartner is pleased that Avanade will offer our tested TCO analysis tools with their infrastructure offerings," said Craig Hekking, Senior Director - Gartner Decision Tools Alliance Program. "By engaging in this alliance, Avanade is able to offer real value to companies in search of validation See validate. validation - The stage in the software life-cycle at the end of the development process where software is evaluated to ensure that it complies with the requirements. and optimization of their IT investments." About Avanade Avanade is the premier technology integrator for Microsoft solutions. Avanade's certified See certification. technologists help customers use Microsoft technology to realize a lower total cost of ownership for their infrastructure and application investments. A link to the Gartner IT HealthCheck and additional information can be found on www.avanade.com. |
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