The power brokers in and behind your Data Center: organizations are constantly reviewing and updating their contingency plans.Here at PTS PTS put to sleep; a common euphemism for euthanasia, but also used to describe general anesthesia. Consulting Japan KK 'Integrated Solutions' takes its true meaning when applied to Data Centers and Project Management. As we started to build our reputation in the Japanese market in the Data Center designs, it became quite apparent that there was a large divide between the IT and the Mechanical & Electrical (M & E) world which we saw as a big opportunity. In most cases, when a Data Center would be designed, IT would hand-off their requirements in simplistic sim·plism n. The tendency to oversimplify an issue or a problem by ignoring complexities or complications. [French simplisme, from simple, simple, from Old French; see simple terms to the M & E consultants and trusted that the M & E consultants would deliver an infrastructure to support their growth. Many issues have risen in the past few years, mainly due to changes of IT as well as ill-defined Data Center operational management. Just 3 1/2 years ago, PTS decided to take the bull by the horns to grapple with a difficulty instead of avoiding it. - W. D.Howells. See also: Bull and offer a full DC service from design to implementation incorporating IT and M & E. It started with the appointment of a young engineer from a leading engineering firm, Mohammed Shehata, who has since helped the company grow the M & E practice to some 10 full-time engineers. "We have now established ourselves as the one and the only one company providing an integrated IT and M & E solution and we are extremely busy keeping up with the demand," says Alain Wenckebach, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of PTS. "Although some firms have been a little cautious about our service due to their internal divide between in-house IT and the internal 'Corporate' service, our proven ability has entirely turned some clients around to fully embrace our tried and tested methods." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The same formula is offered for Project Management. The arrival of Brian Gillespie in 2001, a construction project management veteran, brought to PTS better PM processes and it became quite apparent that our IT project management offering was underdeveloped un·der·de·vel·oped adj. Not adequately or normally developed; immature. compared to processes traditionally used in the construction industry. Whilst we knew that this would create new enemies, we decided to expand IT Project Management to cover the full range of project management services, including Construction Project Management. Ultimately, PTS aim at a convergence of IT and Construction project management services, making our PM offering even more attractive. Some of the Project Managers are already multi-skilled and able to manage appointments in diverse areas. Our aim is to increase the multiple of skills we have and to increase the flexibility in the type of projects that our PM can successfully deliver. "We will not be stopping here", says Ken Kojima, Chairman of PTS, "The Japanese operations began over 10 years ago and we are continuing to grow strong with over 130 employees based upon the demand to support multi-national companies with operations in Japan, but more importantly we have finally reached key accounts in the Japanese market". Ken Kojima is an experienced Anglophile who returned from London to Japan and opened the first international PTS branch office in Tokyo. PTS have recently created a Management Consultancy (MC) arm which, will enable PTS to venture into different areas, out of the traditional offerings mentioned above. As MC is usually involved in business strategy and IT alignment, the objective is for MC to be a stand alone practice outside of the other existing service areas. In this new MC service, we act not only as the 'Trusted Advisor' to a client in developing strategy and roadmaps to success, BUT we can follow onto the execution and support phases of the whole project life cycle as well. MC provides the introduction for offering Managed and Infrastructure Services. This formula has been used with great success by other major consulting firms Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a ; however, with our premium client list, expanded network and skill sets, we are starting to make a major impact on the Japanese marketplace. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RELATED ARTICLE: PTS APPROACH PTS exhibits a reputation of delivering quality and innovative projects. PTS' distinctiveness in the consultancy field is the desire to excel in offering holistic solutions. This encouraged PTS to promote the 'Integration of M & E and IT' services. A typical project concept and strategy approach is conducted in several stages, with STARS fundamentally at the core. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] RELATED ARTICLE: PTS's three practices MC Management Consultancy From Boardroom to Back Office.... * Business/IT Strategy Development * Risk & Compliance - SOX (1) (Schema for Object-oriented XML) An XML schema developed by Veo Systems and Muzino Communications, which was submitted to the W3C. SOX is based on DTD, but adds data typing and reuse mechanisms. - JSOX - Basel II Basel II is the second of the Basel Accords, which are recommendations on banking laws and regulations issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. The purpose of Basel II is to create an international standard that banking regulators can use when creating regulations * Business Continuity Planning Business Continuity Planning (BCP) is an interdisciplinary peer mentoring methodology used to create and validate a practiced logistical plan for how an organization will recover and restore partially or completely interrupted critical function(s) within a predetermined & Disaster Recovery * Portfolio & Programme Development * Strategic Purchasing & Cost Optimisation IS Infrastructure Services Design and Implementation.... * Relocation RELOCATION, Scotch law, contracts. To let again to renew a lease, is called a relocation. 2. When a tenant holds over after the expiration of his lease, with the consent of his landlord, this will amount to a relocation. Projects - Project Management (Construction and IT) - Technology Consultancy - Migration Management * Data Centre Solutions - Data Centre Strategy - Technical Design (IT and M & E) * Technical Consultancy - Full M & E Consultancy - Technology Design - Enterprose Systems MS Managed Services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality Business As Usual.... * Outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. Services - Helpdesk Support - Servicedesk Support * Moves, Adds and Changes (MAC)/Churn - IT MAC - Facility MAC * IOS (1) (Internetwork Operating System) An operating system from Cisco that is the primary control program used in its routers. IOS is widely used and robust system software that supports the common functions of all products under Cisco's CiscoFusion architecture. (Integrated Office Solutions) - Build Services - Support Services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services * Cost Optimisation |
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