Application sprawl is a very costly problem that builds up quietly over time and leads to increased staffing and infrastructure costs. The best way to combat application sprawl is to make application rationalization a required step in your Application Readiness process. Learn how AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization provides a systematic method for determining which applications are useful and needed by the business, and which ones are redundant, add no value, and should be retired or replaced.
Wasted AR – WinZip + 7Zip
Helpdesk – WebEx plugin for Outlook
Infrastructure – AdminStudio rogue IT versions and databases
Transformations – when
Steps for a single application – Streamlining steps to move applications through the process quickly
Identify – New application or update is identified
Rationalize – Decision to package application – is it current, is it already packaged, are there other versions?
Access Compatibility – Does the application work across all the target platforms required?
Plan – Decide best formats for packaging and delivery, plan scope and resources required
Fix & Package – Package application and fix compatibility
Deploy – Hand off to deployment system or app store
At level 4 Change Ready - Automation of the application lifecycle links and automates the packaging processes and other business related processes for complete end to end management of applications. An organization at the top level of maturity can make proactive application recommendations, provide self-service for enterprise applications and licenses, predict service delivery times, enable mobility, and savings with demand planning and reuse of application licenses.
Inconsistent naming
If you were to sort by publisher, Copyright IBM Corp would not be listed anywhere near IBM. Easy to overlook
Minor versions
Informix Client 3.7 TC8, 4.10 FC5, TC5
Drivers