Infrastructure consultancy – why it matters
The IT infrastructure consultants at GRH PSYCHIC SERVICES help you make confident, informed decisions about where and how your software is hosted. We review your current setup and provide clear, practical recommendations on key areas such as:
- Type of hosting: Deciding whether a private cloud, public cloud (such as AWS), on-premise environment, or a hybrid approach is the best fit for your organisation.
- Capacity planning: Evaluating bandwidth, data storage requirements, expected user numbers, and how far your services need to scale as you grow.
- Server infrastructure: Considering servers, storage, switches, routers, cabling, and dedicated network services like firewalls and VPNs.
- Redundancy and resilience: Defining backup strategies, load balancing, failover, and maintenance routines to keep services available and performant.
- Security and compliance: Addressing security controls and compliance requirements, including regulations such as GDPR and sector-specific standards.
How does the infrastructure consultancy process work?
When you engage our infrastructure consultancy services, we follow a structured yet flexible process to understand your goals and design the right solution. This typically includes:
- Initial conversations. High-level discussions to clarify project scope, overall strategy, budgets, and timescales.
- Workshops. Collaborative sessions to refine business requirements and user needs.
- Strategy. Aligning your business objectives with the planned technical outcomes.
- Technical assessment. A detailed review of your existing IT infrastructure, systems, and constraints.
- Technology roadmap. Defining a step-by-step plan that sets out how and when you’ll reach your infrastructure goals.
- Solution design. Producing a clear blueprint for the proposed infrastructure and associated services.
- Final report. Delivering a concise summary of findings along with practical recommendations and next steps.