Services

Because Kraig Geers Consulting provides services, as opposed to a product, our advantages are only as strong as our consultants. We are a virtual company without a lot of overhead costs or strict corporate rules, which saves time, money and creates a flexible workplace for getting things done. Aside from ensuring our team is flexible, fast, can provide expert advice and can work on short deadlines, we follow a proven process to ensure the results are in alignment with our customer's vision for their company and produce a measurable outcome:

• Executive Team Meeting:

  • Introductions to ensure there is alignment between the customer and Kraig Geers Consulting

  • Gain high-level insight into the customer's current challenges and their vision for the future

  • Gain agreement on the level of commitment required to be successful with the project

• Requirements Gathering:

  • Conduct interviews with key stakeholders across the organization

  • Document business processes considered to be "In Scope"

  • Prioritize requirements to ensure strategic benefits are realized in a timely manner

• Current State Architecture Definition:

  • Document current business processes

  • Document the current flow of tasks and activities that are key functions in each department

  • Deliver Current State Architecture model representing what's required to accomplish the company's goals

• Future State Architecture Definition:

  • Document key use cases in support of key requirements to validate software solution

  • Document Gaps within the Current State Architecture required to support the company vision

  • Replace identified gaps with new components

  • Deliver Proposed Future State Architecture in support of business requirements

• Solution Proposal:

  • Select software solution provider based on their ability to deliver on business requirements

  • Build Migration and Success Plan

  • Software solution provider negotiations and contract signing

• Go-Live:

  • Define Roles and Responsibilities in support of Future State Architecture and Solution

  • Complete Self-Paced Training, Practice and Attend Remote Training as required

  • Validate Migration process until ALL Checks and Balances are confirmed

  • Go-Live Celebration!!!

A cloud migration strategy is a plan for moving an organization's data, applications, and other digital assets from a local architecture to the cloud. The goal of a cloud migration strategy is to improve efficiency, scalability, and agility within the organization's IT ecosystem. There are a number of key factors critical to building a successful cloud migration strategy that includes the following:

• Prioritization:

  • Not all workloads will benefit from cloud-based infrastructure, so it's important to identify the most important assets to move first

• Assessment:

  • A thorough assessment of the existing IT infrastructure is required

• Pricing:

  • Evaluation of different pricing models to ensure they align with the organization's budget

• Integration:

  • Consideration of whether the cloud service provider can integrate seamlessly with existing systems and applications

• Technical support:

  • Assurance that the cloud service provider offers prompt and reliable technical support

Managed services is the practice of outsourcing the responsibility for maintaining, and anticipating need for, a range of processes and functions, for the purpose of improved operations and reduced budgetary expenditures through the reduction of directly-employed staff. There are a number of key factors that I will help your company prioritize when searching for Managed Service Provider (MSP) that includes the following:

• Business needs:

• • Understand your business needs and IT requirements, and get alignment from key stakeholders

• Expertise and Industry Experience:

• • Identify a reputable MSP with extensive experience in your industry and has a deep understanding of your business needs, challenges, and objectives

• • By partnering with an experienced MSP, you can leverage their knowledge and expertise to drive innovation, efficiency, and growth in your organization

• Security:

• • The MSP should be able to provide a secure environment

• Service Level Agreements:

• • The MSP should have clear service level agreements (SLAs) and performance metrics

• Scalability:

• • The MSP should be able to accommodate changes to meet your business needs

• Proactive approach:

• • The MSP should consider human and technical factors that can cause incidents

• Viability:

• • Financial Stability

• • References and testimonials