IT transformation, a step toward an efficient organization

Hardware and software solution providers continue to innovate to help organizations develop and adopt end-to-end IT solutions.
Thanks partly to the incorporation of high technology in day-to-day operations, many corporations have moved forward and have recorded growth. However, the cost of IT implementation is likely to rise, leading to many companies seeking ways to cut expenses.

In response to the companies’ concerns, several IT service providers are introducing their latest IT solutions to the market so that corporations can be helped in their work.

IT transformation is one such IT solution.

Many IT experts agree that IT transformation can bring momentous changes to corporate culture.

“It’s a shift from being a reactive order-taker culture to driving business growth and improvement,” said Dan Roberts, president of Ouellette & Associates, a consulting firm with a focus on IT transformation.

The aim is to make the IT department a more pro-active and flexible part of the business, arming the IT department with an arsenal of resources to respond quickly to changing business requirements.

One of the aims of IT Solutions is to help companies cut the cost of their operations, according to an IT expert.

Accenture, for example, promises a 30 percent reduction in IT costs should a company decide to work with Accenture in its IT transformation program.

Accenture is a multinational, management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, that also has its office in Jakarta.

Oracle, a hardware and software solution provider, last week introduced its latest products aiming at simplifying data processing.

Exalytics X3-4 and Exalytics T5-8 apply Oracle’s latest system, which can process structured and unstructured data, freeing the application of the system for not just one type of business.

“Structured data, like research or marketing reports, can be incorporated with unstructured data from social media. So, it’s applicable in any field, from banking, telecommunication, health, even government,” explained Francis Han, Oracle Corporation general manager for ASEAN application.

As reported by swa.co.id, IBM Indonesia recently introduced IBM System x6 which, the company reported, could transfer important workloads, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and analytic and database clouds, from the client’s traditional system to IBM’s latest system. Using the new system, clients will experience an improvement in efficiency and cut costs.

“The architecture of the latest system is especially designed to deliver a new level of performance and higher resilience for enterprise-class applications,” said Gunawan Susanto, country manager of the system technology group (STG) of IBM Indonesia.

He added that clients who transferred their enterprise-class application to cloud models and adopted an analytical approach introduced by IBM to expand their businesses needed integrated solutions, which helped distribution, efficiency and performance.

Lots of companies have benefited significantly from using IT Solutions.

State oil and gas company PT Pertamina, for example, has been transforming its IT solutions via implementing its ERP system using SAP Solution since 2002.

Aside from SAP, the company also uses systems and software provided by big names in IT, such as Accenture, Hewlett-Packard and IBM, provided by local vendor Perdana Consulting. “I’d say many state-owned enterprises operate with ERP SAP nowadays,” said T. Darmawansyah, a project analyst for Pertamina Hulu Energi.

Another client of Perdana Consulting is Bank Mandiri, the country’s biggest commercial bank based on assets.

The bank implements various solutions, such as financial and human capital management, supplier relationship management and technology upgrades.

Choices of package

In terms of hardware, key players have also been introducing solutions for IT transformation. Different work plans are offered, giving clients the choice of package that works best for them.

Dell Indonesia last week launched Dell Solutions Tour 2014. In this campaign, the company is set to answer important questions about and assist IT professionals handle various conditions that drive IT transformations.

Introducing four main strategies: Transform, Connect, Inform and Protect (TCIP), Dell solutions will help companies cut down on IT expenses and help clients innovate more.

Dell Fluid Cache for SAN and Dell Latitude Rugged Extreme were introduced at the event. The former helps cut the distance between data and the server, thus, improving the performance of applications and reducing response time.

Dell Latitude Rugged Extreme is especially designed to withstand a dangerous work environment, as well as unfavorable outdoor conditions. This will especially be helpful for military, manufacturing and industrial sites or disaster mitigation efforts.

Dell Indonesia managing director Catherine Lian said with the new hardware and system from Dell, clients were given more freedom to innovate and achieve efficiency, as well as responding to growing demands.

“Today, organizations of any size face changes and challenges bigger and more diverse than ever before. With this in mind, Dell is setting a business strategy that can help organizations develop and adopt end-to-end IT solutions,” she added.

Important partners also attended the event and showed their support for the solutions. Companies, such as Intel, Microsoft, nVidia, Trend Micro, Targus and McAfee are known to have worked with solutions from Dell.