{"id":115,"date":"2013-07-01T19:37:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T19:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/consulting\/"},"modified":"2015-08-15T21:38:41","modified_gmt":"2015-08-15T21:38:41","slug":"consulting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/consulting\/","title":{"rendered":"Consulting Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ADC<\/a><\/p>\n

Productivity. Scalability. Happier Employees. Compliance. Communication. Mobility.<\/p>\n

Whatever your key business goals, Apple Domination provides consulting services to achieve those goals through overall systems design, technology roadmaps, cloud computing, virtualization, networking design, vendor selection, custom solution development, data privacy, disaster recovery, systems integration and systems management.We focus on results and the business value of technology to enhance market performance. With Apple Domination Consulting (ADC), you harness the power of over 11 years experience in IT while drawing on premium certified IT skills across Apple and Microsoft technologies as well as ITIL best practices. On top of simple IT execution, you get strategy, solutions, and efficiency while staying connected throughout the problem-solving process at a flat monthly fee.<\/p>\n

ADC provides top-notch technical consultancy services and support, to both large corporations and small businesses in the Cape Town Area.<\/p>\n

So what happens?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My Complete IT Assessment<\/strong> is the first-step towards implementing real technology changes to your staff, processes, and Organizational Units as a whole.<\/p>\n

The benefits of the assessment:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Identify key inefficiencies resulting in wasted productivity and expenses
\n2. Identify critical bottlenecks, physical and logical, that are limiters to growth
\n3. View a snapshot of your current technology infrastructure, processes, and staff, including world-class network documentation and schematics
\n4. Identify gaps in industry-accepted IT Service Management best practices
\n5. Provide a clear and actionable roadmap for your IT department based on budget, needs and risks.<\/div><\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n

The IT assessment is performed by:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Meeting with you to learn the basics of your business, strategy, and goals
\n2. Reviewing your existing technology systems and infrastructure
\n3. Performing interviews with key stakeholders and employees
\n4. Using best in class industry techniques (ITIL) to review your business and its IT Operational Processes.I provide a detailed Recommendation Report and Executive Presentation tailored to your organization.We know and understand the IT industry and technology, and our mission is to put our expertise to work in your business or organization to provide positive benefits, value, and a great return on in your investment in our services.<\/div><\/div>

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Consulting Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

The IT consulting engagement will move through several phases. Every organization is unique, including its IT needs, capabilities, and objectives. As a provider, we do not offer canned services; every engagement is custom designed to meet the organization\u2019s specific requirements and goals. However, most engagements do follow a similar process that is described below<\/p>\n

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1 – Appraisal and Planning<\/p>\n

During this stage, the current state and desired state of IT performance, security, or other areas that are the focus of the engagement are assessed, and a course for moving from the current state to the desired state is determined. This defines the scope of the consultancy agreement, and clearly defines the responsibility of the Client and responsibility of the Provider during the engagement.<\/p>\n

2 – Objectives and Schedule<\/p>\n

Once ultimate goals are determined then intermediate objectives and the timeline for reaching them are established.<\/p>\n

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3 – Execution and Metrics<\/p>\n

Activities to reach objectives and goals are defined and carried out, including metrics to gauge the success of particular activities in reaching the goal or goals.<\/p>\n

The consultancy engagement services can involve, but not limited to:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Specialty: Apple into the workplace integration (Mac and Device Integration)
\n\u2022 BYOD strategies
\n\u2022 ITIL
\n\u2022 Strategy Development
\n\u2022 Advising and overseeing activities to improve effectiveness and efficiency
\n\u2022 Present industry best practices
\n\u2022 Software planning
\n\u2022 Hardware\/ software integration
\n\u2022 Design and development services<\/p>\n

4 – Review and Closure<\/p>\n

At the end of the engagement term, the success of the engagement will be reviewed and any final sign-off completed. This will include recommendations for future direction for the organization\u2019s IT development and improvement.<\/p>\n

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Productivity. Scalability. Happier Employees. Compliance. Communication. Mobility. Whatever your key business goals, Apple Domination provides consulting services to achieve those goals through overall systems design, technology roadmaps, cloud computing, virtualization, networking design, vendor selection, custom solution development, data privacy, disaster recovery, systems integration and systems management.We focus on results and the business value of technology[…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P6OBBc-1R","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":116,"url":"https:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/disclaimer\/","url_meta":{"origin":115,"position":0},"title":"Disclaimer","date":"July 1, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The information contained in this blog is for general information purposes only and solely based on personal views. The views expressed herein are solely those of\u00a0Apple Domination\u00a0and any person(s) or company as so referenced.\u00a0 The information is presented on my blog site and sourced through the research of information through\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":895,"url":"https:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/apple-home\/","url_meta":{"origin":115,"position":1},"title":"Apple @ Home","date":"August 10, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/ADC-Apple-at-Home-Package.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":114,"url":"https:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/mac-tech-sa\/","url_meta":{"origin":115,"position":2},"title":"Mac Myriad","date":"August 8, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Mac Myriad is a user group that caters to Apple Professionals in the Cape Town area. For too long there has\u00a0never been a stable and consistent platform for Apple fans to\u00a0connect on a regular basis and grow as a community together. Mac Myriad meets once a month, and has been\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Logo-Final-01.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":905,"url":"https:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/it-in-your-business\/","url_meta":{"origin":115,"position":3},"title":"IT in your Business","date":"August 10, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 \u00a0","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.appledomination.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/ADC-Business-Flexi-Package.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/115"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":952,"href":"https:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/115\/revisions\/952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.appledomination.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}