CCL has provided independent specialist advice in the area of IT infrastructure for over 20 years.

With increased business dependence on the deployment of IT systems and rapid changes in technology, it is essential that the underlying IT infrastructure utilises the most relevant, cost effective technology available and that it is capable of delivering to all the requirements of the business. In addition it is also extremely important that the delivery of IT services and IT projects are performed in the most appropriate manner to ensure they are able to support the business in terms of cost, security, availability and reliability.

CCL is able to provide services in the following areas:

IT Infrastructure Review- where we will review the entire IT operation and identify areas where efficiency improvements and cost savings could be made. This can then be used as a basis for a business case for future IT spend or organisation change

IT Infrastructure Risk Assessment - where we will perform a detailed study of the current IT infrastructure in use, producing a risk register highlighting the key areas of risk to the business, with recommendations on actions to mitigate those risks. This allows management to understand the risks that the business is exposed to and produce a forward plan to resolve them

IT Infrastructure Pre-purchasing Decisions - when a major capital spend is being made on IT infrastructure, it is important that the business understands the benefit of that spend and that it is achieving best value for money. CCL will audit the proposed purchase, to ensure that it is capable of delivering the business benefits proposed, that it uses the most relevant technology for the business and that the supplier quotes are competitive and reasonable. This enables management to understand that the proposed solution is right for the business and achieves best value from the suppliers

Disaster Recover Planning/Supplier Selection - most organisations have some type of Disaster Recovery provision in place to protect them should an incident occur. Whilst this offers a major step towards protecting the business, frequently the processes and procedures that are required throughout the organisation to invoke this provision are not in place or have never been audited/tested, thereby leaving the business exposed to potential major risk. CCL can audit the overall IT Disaster Recovery process with the objective of producing and managing an action plan to ensure that a fully documented and tested end to end recovery process is in place. In addition, we can help in selecting a suitable Disaster Recovery provider or an appropriate in-house infrastructure if no current provision is in place

Outsourcing/Managed Service Specification and Selection - many organisations are looking to reduce cost by outsourcing their IT provision. CCL can apply its structured methodology to understand the business requirements, select relevant suppliers and manage those suppliers in the delivery process, thereby ensuring that the business achieves its required objectives. In addition, the fact that suppliers know they are dealing with CCL's experienced consultants usually results in extremely competitive pricing being achieved

IT Infrastructure Project Troubleshooting - because IT projects are notorious for failing or not delivering the business benefits expected. CCL has considerable experience of taking control of these types of failing project and putting them back on track. Usually this only requires a degree of independent and pragmatic input into the project followed by some regular pro-active project support to ensure the project stays firmly on track and delivers to management expectations