Systems integration & infrastructure advisory
Review disconnected systems and infrastructure requirements, then plan how they should work together. Get independent guidance on data flows, hosting choices, technical specifications, vendor selection and implementation handover.
How we can help
When systems do not exchange information reliably, staff create manual bridges: spreadsheets, copied records and repeated checks. Infrastructure problems can add further interruptions, especially when ownership and support arrangements are unclear. A review helps identify where the difficulty sits and what needs to change across the full system landscape.
Ivany Concepts provides independent systems integration and infrastructure advice. We assess current applications, data flows, hosting and connectivity, then develop a target design and requirements for implementation. The service can include vendor selection support and technical oversight. Recommendations take account of existing investments, staff capabilities and ongoing costs, with clear responsibilities for the suppliers and internal teams involved.
When this may be useful
- The same information is entered into several applications and teams spend time reconciling inconsistent records.
- You are planning a new system or hosting arrangement and need a clear assessment of integration and infrastructure requirements.
- A supplier is implementing technology and management needs independent review of design, delivery quality and handover readiness.
What the work involves
Assess systems and infrastructure
Review the application landscape, information flows and infrastructure supporting key work. Identify duplication, weak handoffs and support gaps. Record available interfaces and constraints that could affect integration or a change in hosting.
Design the target arrangement
Define how agreed systems should exchange information and which source owns each important record. Set out integration requirements, error handling and operational responsibilities. Relate the design to the workflows and service needs it must support.
Advise on hosting and reliability
Compare relevant cloud, on-premise or combined arrangements against connectivity, skills, data requirements and cost. Establish security and reliability baselines, including access, recovery expectations and the information needed to monitor the service.
Support procurement and delivery
Help translate requirements into vendor assessment criteria and review proposed solutions. During implementation, examine progress and evidence against the agreed design. Identify unresolved issues and check documentation and ownership before handover.
How the assignment runs
Review the current landscape
Meet system owners and examine available documentation, data flows and operational problems. Agree the decisions the advisory work must support.
Develop requirements and options
Prepare the target design, compare relevant arrangements and review costs, constraints and responsibilities with the client team.
Guide implementation and handover
Support the agreed selection and delivery stages. Review evidence, track technical issues and assess readiness for the operational team to take responsibility.
What to prepare
These details will help us understand the starting point and agree a useful scope:
- An inventory of applications, hosting, connectivity and support providers
- Existing architecture documents, contracts and proposed supplier solutions
- Examples of integration failures, duplicate work or service interruptions
If some information is still being developed, we can discuss what is available in the first conversation.
Questions about this service.
For anything specific to your organisation, get in touch. We can discuss the requirements before you decide on an engagement.
Are your recommendations tied to a vendor?
No. Ivany Concepts sells no hardware or software and takes no vendor commissions. Advice is based on the agreed requirements and constraints. Where options involve different costs or operating responsibilities, those differences are explained for the client's decision.
Should we move everything to the cloud?
That decision needs an assessment of the systems involved, connectivity, data requirements, available skills and costs. We compare relevant options and explain their operational implications. Different parts of the organisation may reasonably require different arrangements.
Can you review a supplier we have already selected?
Yes. The scope can focus on reviewing the proposed design or overseeing implementation against agreed requirements. We establish the available evidence, access and reporting arrangements, then document findings and issues for the client and supplier to resolve.
Let’s talk about what you need.
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