The document outlines an IT Transformation Maturity Curve model with four phases - Adapt, Invest, Enable, Innovate. It describes key actions for each phase including rationalizing infrastructure in Adapt, investing in new technologies like fabric computing in Invest, motivating and enabling the workforce in Enable, and innovating with cloud workloads and lifecycle refresh in Innovate. The model is intended to help align IT transformation to business transformation and strategic goals over time.

1. IT Transformation Maturity Curve:Aligning Technology to Business Evolution for Strategic Growth Eliot Churchill Arnold May 6, 2011 Copyright © Eliot C. Arnold, 2011

2. TRANSFORMATION MATURITY CURVE Business Transformation runs on a parallel path to Technology Transformation Transform how Products and Services are delivered Invest in New Technology Motivate and Inspire the Workforce Changing Working Practices 1 2 3 4 ADAPT INVEST ENABLE INNOVATE Copyright © Eliot C. Arnold, 2011

3. TRANSFORMATION MATURITY MODEL Understanding how Transformational Technology enables business transformation is critical B. Invest in new technology A. Change working practices C. Motivate and Inspire Workforce D. Innovate The end user becomes more service-oriented. Scalability is baked into environment. Lifecycle refresh may drive XaaS The productivity aspects of an end users business will continue to evolve. As transformation bleeds out from the infrastructure end users will want to enhance ways work is done The end user begins to leverage the transformation roadmap by moving to X86 (FEC) products. Virtual infrastrucutre management and automation become core to the VI. Resource pools and private clouds crop up to enhance resource optimization. The SPworks with end users to build a de-commissioning strategy to free up budgets. End users are also encourgaged to assess the viability of a Transformation Roadmap. Cloud Workloads ITaaS Lifecycle Refresh Social Mobile UXP VIM Converged Private Cloud RationalizationOptimization Sustainability ADAPT INVEST ENABLE INNOVATE Increase utilization of transformational technology while driving down cost and complexity Copyright © Eliot C. Arnold, 2011

4. MATURITYDIAGRAMS TRANSFORMATIONMATURITY MODEL Key IT Products and Services align to each phase of Transformation Maturity ADAPT INVEST ENABLE INNOVATE Virtual Infrastructure Management Fabric Enabled / Fabric Based Rationalization Optimization Lifecycle Refresh Cloud Enablement 1 2 4 3 Cloud Workloads ITaaS Sustainability Social Mobile UXP Copyright © Eliot C. Arnold, 2011

6. ITAM / ITAD

8. Blade / Skinless Servers

10. Web tier efficiency

11. The Green GridSustainability Copyright © Eliot C. Arnold, 2011

13. Blades, Rack and/or skinless servers

15. Fabric resource pool mgmt

17. Packaged Private Cloud

18. Implementing a Cloud Service

19. Manage the ImplementationCloud Enablement VIM Fabric Computing Copyright © Eliot C. Arnold, 2011

21. Web Tier

22. Collaboration

23. Video

25. Delivery, management, support

26. Contextual awareness

28. SOA / BPM / Web / Cloud PlatformSocial Mobile UXP Copyright © Eliot C. Arnold, 2011

30. STaaS

31. APaaS

33. Managed Utility Model

35. Wintel Servers

36. Mainframes

37. Routers / SwitchesCloud Workloads Lifecycle Refresh ITaaS Copyright © Eliot C. Arnold, 2011

39. Aligning IT transformation strategy to key aspects of business transformation will keep technology procurement tied to the overall strategic objectives of the firm.Copyright © Eliot C. Arnold, 2011