Managerial focus is on how to increase enterprise revenues. Turnover related issues require control over various resources (Value Chain of Porter). Effective control requires sound IT-systems. Rapid changing business however unveils ultimate limits of current IT-legacy systems.
The enduring question is how to keep IT-applications time-to-market. This drills down to missing flexibility and agility of IT-systems, based on yet outdated technologies. IT-systems require a specific ERP system itself to regain control over strategic applications. The ERP system G4/EAM is a sound answer for saving cost in a broad range of IT activities. G4/EAM is part of the G4/Sigma suite an integrated set of solutions for application analysis, conversion, migration and modernization.
Cornerstone Technology provides solutions for alignment of IT-systems to new business demands. The product G4/EAM is a leading edge ERP system for the IT-domain.
Strategic G4/Sigma based solutions giving more flexible IT-applications are:
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Implementation of G4/EAM a self automated ERP system for the IT department
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Fully automated process for Conversion, Migration and Modernization of strategic legacy systems.
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Phasing out outdated HW/SW through fully automated solutions for re-platforming to open systems and state-of-the-art technology.
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Automated conversion of non-productive programming languages to the newest breed of development languages.
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Automated migration of hierarchical/network database to relational database technology.
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Advanced meta-information system G4/EAM, based on G4/Repository, an ERP system for complex IT domains, making complex applications transparent and accessible for impact analysis, change analysis, change control and reduction of maintenance effort.
Critical Success Factors
Cost savings and short ROI. Proven business cases with measurable facts. G4/Sigma, one suite for all four IT areas of concern: maintenance, systems development, standard package implementation and IT outsourcing. Cost savings through automation of IT routine work. Automation of the automation through advanced ERP technology for the IT-shop itself. Self automation of IT activities for improved IT services. Independency of scarce human resources for complex and spaghetti type of legacy applications.
Indicative profile
Cost savings in all 4 areas of concern: maintenance, application development, standard software implementation and IT outsourcing.
In analogy of SAP, Siebel, JDEdwards, Oracle Retail for logistics and manufacturing, G4/EAM is the leading ERP for the IT-industry. An ERP system for the IT-itself to regain control over legacy applications, time-to-market functionality, modernization of legacy applications, rejuvenation of legacy systems. ERP system to decrease cost of legacy maintenance and control. Faster time-to-market of strategic application functionality. Application availability, no waste of end-user time, lower deployment cost. Decreased TCO through automation of IT-routine work. Automation of the automation saves cost & time, faster availability of applications, improved IT services, higher productivity and improved application custodian process.