Enterprise Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) is a critical element of most businesses, yet often ignored as a strategic capability, receiving executive attention only when there is a failure that impacts business processes. Changing this requires I&O leaders to expand their thinking from a technology operations focus into one where their plans and decisions are aligned with business strategies and demonstrably contribute to business outcomes.
Why We Focus on I&O:
- Managing enterprise infrastructure and operations can be challenging, maintaining 24x7 services with tight budgets and limited staff.
- I&O technology environments are extremely complex, generally composed of a diverse collection of systems and operational processes that have accumulated over decades, reflecting the results of a succession of past business and technical decisions.
- The effort spent on making these disjoint pieces work together frequently forces teams into a tactical mode, spending time on fixing what’s broken and figuring out how to quickly connect the new big thing to everything that has come before without taking the time to consider whether reacting to the loudest voices takes the infrastructure and organization in the right direction.
- Implementing the latest technologies or joining the methodology of the month club are not panaceas either if there’s no agreement with stakeholders on strategy and priorities.
Axistra Group believes enterprise I&O leaders have the opportunity to significantly impact business outcomes and become valued participants in strategic discussions. As experienced I&O leaders, we have seen the benefits of I&O alignment with business objectives in different companies and different situations, enabling business transformation efforts, accelerating the delivery of new products, and supporting entry into new markets.
Our mission is to help I&O teams in shifting to a more strategic focus, prioritizing their efforts for improved bottom line impact and enhanced service quality, while providing the reliability, resilience and scalability needed to enable business success.
We work with enterprise infrastructure and operations leaders who share the belief that I&O can be an important business contributor, and who seek to shift their activities from tactically to strategically focused.
Curious about whether Axistra Group can help with your current I&O issues?
We offer a free ninety minute conversation with our principal consultant to discuss how we can help address the obstacles to your goals.