Traditional infrastructure designs demand organizations anticipate future performance and capacity requirements ahead of time. This forces organizations to over-invest in monolithic technology infrastructure before they are certain they will have a need for it. As business requirements change, initial infrastructure decisions prove limiting, causing organizations to undertake costly redesign efforts–leading to loss of productivity and underutilized resources. Sometimes organizations end up starting over, causing further delays and significant expense. Fortunately, technologies exist to make this inefficient process a thing of the past.

We at IronBrick have developed an approach that brings the realization of Data Management Modernization to our customers called the Flexible Data Architecture Methodology. Simply stated, this approach minimizes costly upfront capital outlays and allows for the stair stepping of computing resources over time, on an as needed basis, with more manageable incremental capital investments. IronBrick’s Flexible Data Architecture Methodology combines best-in-class technology components with proven architectural principles modeled after those developed and deployed in renowned sites such as the Oracle Austin Data Center which:

• Leverage existing technology investments
• Create an enterprise information infrastructure design that is scalable in all the four key areas: functionality, interface, capacity, and performance
• Enable rapid response to changing business requirements
• Provide increased reliability and availability
• Provide enhanced security
• Maximize productivity by aligning infrastructure costs with business objectives
• Enable an integrated cost-effective computing environment