Application Infrastructure

Ideaca’s Application Infrastructure group creates solutions that encompass the technologies necessary to build and support enterprise applications and services. Our group provides necessary expertise in the technical support, operations processes, and human communications to ensure smooth alignment of the Development and Systems Integration team’s deliverables with the servers, operating systems, security and networks managed by the customer’s Technology Infrastructure (TI) teams.

Our consultants have wide ranging experience at the enterprise Technology Infrastructure level, including Windows, Unix, Linux, Cisco, Checkpoint, SQL server, VMware and Hyper-V. Most importantly, we have extensive experience delivering secure, high performing and scalable middleware platforms on which business solutions can be customized. These middleware platforms include SharePoint, Dynamics CRM, Dynamics AX, and the Microsoft Business Intelligence suite. Additionally, Ideaca has extensive experience with infrastructure management, including Microsoft System Center Management Suite and various Open Source alternatives.

The Solution

Ideaca’s Application Infrastructure services leverage cutting edge technology with our proven methodology in the building and support of:

  • Runtime environments that support middleware business applications such as collaboration, messaging, analytics & reporting, business process management, integration, and web services
  • Establishing IT governance, implementing best practices to manage infrastructure and application environments
  • Performance measurement, tuning and monitoring
  • Scalability, capacity planning, and asset utilization
  • Meeting security compliance & audit requirements

Infrastructure Optimization

Ideaca has worked on numerous Infrastructure Optimization projects that include implementation of virtualization, operations management, configuration management, and service management. Through this work, our clients have realized benefits such as:

  • Moving into the realm of “Green Computing” via realizing reduced operating costs for data centers, including air conditioning, floor or rack space, and power consumption
  • Improved manageability of servers and applications, controlling operations costs while also improving service levels to the business
  • Faster turnaround times for end user laptop and desktop deployments, upgrades and repairs, leading to improvements in customer service and controlling the cost of helpdesk operations
  • Improved visibility into the actual use of software to control licensing costs
  • Improved audit and legal compliance requirements for software licensing, asset management, and information security

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