ICT Appraisal Services

Unbaised, Independent, Individually Tailored, Documented and Conclusive

• Ensuring You Choose the Right Solution First Time
• Tailored to Meet Your Exact Business, IT and Budgetary Requirements
• Protecting Your IT Investment Now and in the Future
• You Are Not Restricted by Your Preferred Suppliers Product Portfolio
• Appraisal is Unbiased and Independent
• More Comprehensive and Timely
• End Result is Proven and Conclusive
• Appraisal Completed by Experienced Engineers and Consultants
• Undertaken as Part of Your Overall Business Case
• Achieving Legal, Regulatory and Audit Compliance
• Your IT Staff Stay Focussed on their Individual Duties

Appraisal Services Available

• Web Gateway Security Solutions
• Messaging Gateway Security Solutions
• Network Gateway Security Solutions
• Identity & Access Management Security Solutions
• Single Sign-On Solutions
• Secure Remote Access Solutions
• Hosted E-Mail & Web Protection Solutions
• LAN/WAN/Application Acceleration Solutions
• LAN/WAN/Application Load Balancing Solutions
• Leading & Niche Applications & Licensing Solutions

Appraisal Process

1.	Meet to understand your business, IT and budgetary requirements and drivers for a new solution.
2.	Up to 30 relevant solutions identified and documented:
	a.	Solution vendor, brand name and model
	b.	Vendors listed benefits
	c.	Solution delivery mode e.g. appliance, software only, etc.
	d.	Number of existing solutions sold, if available
	e.	Retail price as agreed e.g. footprint, support options, etc.
3.	Short list the best 7 options.
4.	Comprehensive review of the 7 shortlisted options which includes:
	a.	More detailed analysis focussing on your requirements
	b.	Each of the 7 shortlisted solutions are then individually ranked by scoring them against each of your business, IT and budgetary requirements, broken down further by whether they are un-important, important or very important
5.	The resulting matrix and scoring for all 7 shortlisted solutions is recorded and tabulated. Thus proving conclusively the best solution(s) that meet all your requirements.
6.	itChannel then provides you with a documented study document comprising all of the above information and results with additional sections including:
	a.	Executive Summary
	b.	Problem Statement
	c.	Requirements Statement
	d.	Appendix with Vendors Marketing Collateral on all 7 shortlisted solutions