Laurus Technologies Announces New Cloud Computing Readiness Assessment Service
Firm Will Meet Growing Customer Demand for Advice and Assessment on Cloud Services.
Laurus Technologies, a privately-held Itasca, Ill.-based IT solutions and systems integration firm that helps its customers solve their most pressing business challenges, recently announced the availability of a new Cloud Readiness Assessment Service. The new service will help customers who are increasingly seeking guidance on managing their transition to cloud services.
"Cloud computing is one of the most important trends in the IT industry today" said John Udelhofen, CEO of Laurus Technologies. "However, customers tell us that they see conflicting information on how best to proceed. We look to fill the role as a trusted advisor to help them sort out the options and feel confident in their decision regarding the migration to cloud capabilities."
In Laurus Technologies cloud readiness assessment methodology, the firm will work with customers to discover and understand their business needs, help them identify and align the available cloud services. If requested, the firm can assist with the implementation. The firm's methodology will include customer discovery, identification of applicable cloud services, gap analysis compared to industry best practices, an executive dashboard or report, and recommendations in each of the various potential cloud capabilities. Laurus Technologies can also help with building a business case and other TCO assessment needs.
"The biggest problem firms have with cloud computing is that they don't tackle the fundamental issue of how cloud impacts their business", said Mike Clesceri, Partner with Laurus Technologies. "There is a lot of debate over definitions rather than investigation into business value. We aim to change that and get businesses focused on creating value while taking the hassles of IT out of their way."
While cloud computing has been a hot industry topic, only a limited number of firms have formed a solid cloud strategy and are moving forward aggressively. Laurus Technologies has identified a series of discrete decision points that customers need to make when planning for cloud services across such areas as datacenter hardware, security, management systems, applications, master data and IT governance.
About Laurus Technologies, Inc.
Laurus Technologies is an IT solutions and systems integration firm that helps its customers solve their most pressing business challenges. The company's strength comes from its combination of business knowledge, deep technical talent and commitment to customer satisfaction. Laurus Technologies' people are experts in managing today's increasingly complex IT infrastructure and delivering integration management solutions. Laurus Technologies goal of a 100% referenceable customer base has resulted in the company becoming one of the nation's fastest growing solution providers.
SOURCE: Laurus Technologies, Inc.