At Altruent, we specialize in integrated NCPI

What is NCPI?

NCPI stands for Network-critical Physical Infrastructure, and is the foundation upon which IT and telecommunications networks reside. NCPI includes:

We can save you money by installing an integrated infrastrcuture.  A fully integrated NCPI infrastructure is designed around two important factors - availability and agility. The concept is simple, through utilizing standardization and modular components, the availability and agility of network infrastructure is increased, and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is decreased.

Availability

Without an integrated and reliable NCPI, an IT system is not 'available'.  This impedes processes and the ability of employees to efficiently carry out their tasks, all of which weakens business profitability and competitiveness.

Agility

Traditional NCPI based on legacy architecture does not facilitate business agility.  It is unable to keep up with unpredictable growth in server rooms and data centers because of its one-time-engineered, static approach.  With its multiple-vendor components, traditional NCPI also increases TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), particularly through expensive service contracts.

An absence of these two factors can bring about erratic costs and poor budgeting ability.  With limited IT budgets and no ability to allocate costs to business units, IT departments installing legacy systems try to predict what their NCPI requirements will be ten years from now and spend money on under-utilized systems that do not match current needs.  By guessing power and cooling requirements five to ten years in advance and building that capacity today many organizations end up wasting capital and operational expenditures.

NCPI Challenges

• NCPI Trouble Areas

To demonstrate the value of IT to business, many organizations have begun to deploy new technology, such as blade servers.  Without adequate cooling this leads to hot spots, as well as poor power distribution and limited management.

• Unpredictable Growth

The need to improve IT productivity is leading to IT modifications and upgrades.  This in turn creates upredictable growth and poor or unknown availability levels.

• Limited Time to Deploy

Only adaptable enterprises will prosper in today's competitive economic times.  Business moves so quickly there is limited time to deploy new technology.

• Oversized or Undersized NCPI

Business concerns such as worker efficiency, outsourcing and productivity are creating the need for on-demand, real-time enterprises.  Economic uncertainties often lead to either oversized or undersized NCPI.

• Unpredictable Costs

New enterprise capability such as CRM and knowledge management often highlight a lack of standardization in IT systems.  The results include unpredictable costs and the inability to budget.

• Poor or Unknown Availability

IT business value is one of the main reasons why converged networks are implemented, yet technologies such as VoIP now demands higher levels of availability than traditional telco networks.

• Need for Special IT environment

A poorly maintained technology room environment will have a negative impact on server room operations. There is now a need for special or expensive IT environments for new technology adoption.

Having one source to rely on for your NCPI assures you that your network will be fully integrated, always available, have agility, and will ultimately reduce the TCO of your network infrastructure.

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