A pragnatic approach to Storage Transformation

1. Mark Punter – Business Development Director
EMEA Storage Consulting
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2. Storage Transformation
with HP
A pragmatic approach to successful Storage Transformation
Mark Punter, Business Development Director – EMEA Storage
Consulting
December, 2012
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3. Agenda
1. The background
2. HP storage consulting transformation lifecycle
3. The transformation approach
4. Design and Operational Readiness Assurance
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4. HP Storage Consulting Transformation Lifecycle
Prioritised Strategy and Future state
Discover and Clearly Transformation
issues and guiding architecture Transformation
analyse defined blueprint
initiatives principles and design Execution
requirements
Efficiency Analysis
Storage Consulting Portfolio offerings
provide packaged solutions for
Impact Analysis focused issues and the foundation of
the HP Storage Transformation
Modernization approach
Design Optimisation
A consistent approach for all aspects of storage:-
Disc, Backup and Recovery, Data Profiling, Tiering, Implementation/Integration
Archiving, Operational Process and Organisation...
Migration/Operational readiness
Design and Operational Readiness Assurance
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5. Discover and analyse
Prioritised Strategy and Future state
Discover and Clearly Transformation
issues and guiding architecture Transformation
analyse defined blueprint
initiatives principles and design Execution
requirements
Use the most pragmatic approach to
getting to the right level of information
to make informed decisions
• Existing information
• Tools?
• Element managers and embedded
utilities
• Interview key stakeholders
• Discovery workshops to bring
different disciplines together
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6. Prioritised issues and initiatives
Prioritised Strategy and Future state
Discover and Clearly Transformation
issues and guiding architecture Transformation
analyse defined blueprint
initiatives principles and design Execution
requirements
Getting consensus on the order of
importance of the identified issues and
then identifying proven solutions to
remedy
• Get to the root of issues in
collaborative sessions
• Joint agreement on priority
• Draw on HP experience of proven
solutions to highest priority issues
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7. Strategy and Guiding Principles
Prioritised Strategy and Future state
Discover and Clearly Transformation
issues and guiding architecture Transformation
analyse defined blueprint
initiatives principles and design Execution
requirements
Ensure that the identified initiatives fit
with the storage strategy and guiding
principles in their contribution to the
future state architecture
Align with business strategy and
requirements
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8. Clearly defined requirements
Prioritised Strategy and Future state
Discover and Clearly Transformation
issues and guiding architecture Transformation
analyse defined blueprint
initiatives principles and design Execution
requirements
Many projects fail to deliver because of
poorly defined requirements. If you
can’t say exactly what you want then
how can you be sure whether on not
you got it?
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9. Future State Architecture and Design
Prioritised Strategy and Future state
Discover and Clearly Transformation
issues and guiding architecture Transformation
analyse defined blueprint
initiatives principles and design Execution
requirements
A future state architecture, designed to
address current issues and meet future
strategic needs
Underpinned by a business case that
uses real numbers
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10. Transformation Blueprint
Prioritised Strategy and Future state
Discover and Clearly Transformation
issues and guiding architecture Transformation
analyse defined blueprint
initiatives principles and design Execution
requirements
The graphical representation of the
transformation that paints a thousand
words
An excellent communication tool
End to end representation of all the
activity areas to cover during the
transformation and the pre-cursor to
the detailed program and project plans
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11. Transformation Execution
Prioritised Strategy and Future state
Discover and Clearly Transformation
issues and guiding architecture Transformation
analyse defined blueprint
initiatives principles and design Execution
requirements
Detailed program and project plans
Collaborative approach to execution
teams
Governance
Linkages to and dependencies on
other change programs
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12. HP Design and Operational Readiness Assurance
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13. Thank you
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