Best Practices for Implementing IBM Optim Solutions
People and money are not the only assets of an enterprise. In this information age, data is an equally important asset, critical to the decision-making process in every organization. But managing increasing volumes of data is an ongoing challenge, especially with the amount of sensitive data growing rapidly. Organizations are constantly striving to manage optim data growth and data compliance, while also lowering IT costs and improving system performance.
Enterprise data management has great importance in today’s context. While there are many solutions offered by leading players in the market to help organizations better manage their data assets, the clear leader is IBM Optim Solutions. Optim addresses the critical business challenge of data growth management. To best reap the benefits of this solution, it is important to follow certain best practices while implementing it.
IBM Optim implementation is most effective when a multi-stage approach is adopted. This approach helps effectively streamline the data management requirements of the enterprise and put the solution to its best use:
* Project Planning is the first phase, where the IBM Optim implementation project is defined and launched, the software solution installed and configured, and members of the organization trained in the Optim products
* Requirements Analysis follows project planning. In this phase, the data management and archiving needs of the enterprise are identified and prioritized, after which best practices are developed and implemented
* Design & Build phase is where the Optim artifacts are designed and built to support the requirements of the enterprise as determined in the Requirements Analysis. This phase also includes the design of custom extensions, refinement of the technical architecture design, and inclusion of data transformation rules, which are typically used for test data management or data privacy projects
* Test & Validate phase is the next step, where the IBM Optim Solution is first tested in a non-production environment. Both modular testing and integrated testing are performed to verify that the proposed solution is ready for production use
* Project Implementation is the final phase, where the production readiness is assessed, and the deployment plan finalized. The solution is implemented as planned, and IT staff and end-users are then trained to use the solution
IBM Optim Implementation Solutions is most successful when these best practices are followed. However, if an enterprise does not possess the expertise or bandwidth to handle this implementation process, it is best to use the help of Estuate’s professional Optim consulting services. With over 100 successful implementations, we bring a wealth of best practices to ensure you get the most out of your Optim investment.
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