DVI provides the complete life cycle of deployment services for all elements of the Client Infostructure described above, as follows:

• Needs Assessment
• Conceptual Design;
• Budgetary Estimates;
• Detailed Design, Engineering and Specifications Preparation;
• Bid and RFP Process Management and Support
• Bid/Proposal Analysis, Evaluation and Recommendation;
• Contract Negotiation;
• Information Technology Construction, Installation and Implementation Management;
• System Acceptance Testing, Commissioning and Cutover Support;
• System documentation (As-built, operation)
• Post-cutover performance monitoring

Technology Relocation Services

DVI provides complete support for Client Infostructure when physically relocating personnel, technology systems and offices for either in-place renovation or construction of new facilities. This family of services includes:

• Site Selection
• Requirements Definition
• Existing Technology Retention Analysis (Move as is, replicate, upgrade or replace)
• Technology Inventory, Asset Compilation and Tracking
• Design, Engineering Acquisition Support (voice, datacomm, video, security and audio-visual systems)
• Multi-disciplinary Coordination for Technology Systems (with Owner, Architect, Engineer, Construction Trades, Contractors, Owners Reps.)
• Systems Implementation Management (Vendor/Project Management)
• Network Services Provisioning (Ordering, Relocating Lines & Services)
• Systems Acceptance Testing
• Cutover Support
• Technology Systems Move Coordination and Migration Planning
• Post Cutover Support

Systems Analysis & Audit Services

DVI provides comprehensive quantitative analyses of Client Infostructure assessing:

• Flexibility
• Scalability
• Availability
• Security (Physical and Electronic), and
• Cost-effectiveness

We identify strengths/weaknesses and offer specific recommendations with cost estimates and as required, detailed designs for upgrade and enhancements including:

• Performance Analysis measuring the throughput, capacity, loading and End-to-End response time for technology systems under various usage scenarios.
• Continuity of Operation Assessment identifying systems robustness and recommending upgrading in the face of equipment failure, cable faults, site failure, area-wide catastrophes taking into account system reliability and redundancy configurations. DVI also reviews ConOps Plans & procedures.
• Security Analysis assessing the in-place and physical security systems and procedures to attack and compromise. IT Systems include access control, firewalls, anti-virus detection, encryption/authentication, trusted computing, backup and recovery procedures. Physical Systems include CCTV, Card Access, Intruder Detection, mantraps. DVI also reviews security procedures in place to assess operational readiness.
• Cost Analysis our Reconomize® service quantifies opportunities for cost recovery, cost reduction, cost containment as well as optimization taking into account cost-performance tradeoffs.

Strategic Planning Services

DVI provides Strategies Planning Services for Client Infostructure as follows:

• IT Master Plan (Upgrades, Consolidation, Budget and Schedule) tied to Organization Business goals
• IT Support Organization and Operations Analysis (Staffing Levels, Skill Sets, Job Responsibilities, Day-to-Day Processes and Vendor Liaison Procedures)
• Outsourcing Analysis (including service provider selection, partition of responsibility, contract support and service level agreements)
• Business Continuity (including Disaster Recovery, Emergency Communications, Asset Dispersion and Vital Records Management)
• Infostructure Asset Analysis (based on organization’s expansion, consolidation, merger and acquisition scenarios)