EDS Designed for Run™
Reducing Your Total Cost of Ownership
What We Do
Designed for Run is an EDS corporate strategy that considers the function and expense of the client's IT systems and applications as a whole. It charts a complete course to meet the organization's goals and implements a measured modernization process while anticipating the client's cost of operating the final collective system over its life time.
What We Think
Serving the New Consumer
It all starts with the customer. From busy airlines and major financial institutions to global retailers and government agencies, a positive user experience can make all the difference between growth and stagnation. And in today's “always on” world, that means enabling customers to have personalized transactions anywhere at anytime using their choice of methods for electronic interaction. EDS Designed for Run™ helps clients protect the user experience.
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With accelerated globalization, the proliferation of edge devices and the continued demand for self-service customer interfaces, the strain on information technology will only grow in the years ahead. To keep up, enterprises must modernize their operations and reorient their business models to the “always on” user experience. They need modern applications running on industrial-strength, global infrastructure and a commitment to zero outages backed by the most experienced IT professionals. They need IT systems and applications that are Designed for Run.
Large, veteran organizations are realizing the need to use technology as an enabler for returning to a centralized business model with improved visibility of operations and an increased ability for collaboration. In the meantime, brittle legacy IT systems are making it difficult for them to satisfy customers and collaborate with partners, and the same aging systems are costing more and more to operate and repair each day.
The EDS Designed for Run™ strategy provides enterprises with a clear path for transformation and modernization while controlling costs and protecting the user experience. It considers the function and expense of the client's IT system and applications as a whole. Our approach charts a complete course to meet the organization's goals and implements a measured modernization process while anticipating the client's total cost of operating the final collective system. It effectively bridges the gap between the IT systems organizations currently have and the applications and infrastructure they will need in the future.
How We Implement EDS Designed for Run™
Drawing on EDS' unmatched knowledge of legacy systems and industry-centric solutions, clients gain an overarching plan for the gradual transformation of their IT systems. This long-term plan enables the client to envision how every purchase and improvement contributes to forming a final, fully-integrated IT system.
EDS Plan for Agility™
In Plan, we focus on reducing risk: EDS starts the process by assessing the client's existing IT applications and infrastructure, determining the system's level of maturity and using existing industry frameworks to develop a blueprint for the client's system of the future.
EDS Build for Quality™
In Build, we focus on extracting value: EDS begins the modernization effort by correcting underutilization through server consolidation and virtualization. The dead code is removed and redundant processes are eliminated, leaving a smaller IT footprint on which the organization's future infrastructure may be built.
EDS Manage for Performance™
In Run, we focus on improving total-cost-of-ownership (TCO): After the client's transformation is complete, there are no costly surprises for running the finished system. The client enjoys complete visibility of the enterprise's IT systems, making it possible to avoid costly errors in budgeting and performance.