Infrastructure services

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Title / Abstract	Download PDF	Number of pages
Addressing the challenges of cloud order orchestration and provisioning Cloud provisioning is an often overlooked challenge. This paper provides advice on how to automate highly complex tasks, as well as provide up and down provisioning.	Addressing the challenges of cloud order orchestration and provisioning	10 / 385 KB
Building an Effective Stay Back Team to Gain Maximum Value from an Outsourcing Agreement This paper provides advice on for defining and building the team, highlights industry best practices, and provides recommendations for the team's role, size and required skill set.	Building an Effective Stay Back Team to Gain Maximum Value from an Outsourcing Agreement	8 / 457 KB
Cloud billing: The missing link for cloud providers One of the key attributes of cloud computing is that customers consume resources as a service and pay only for what they use, which leads to important billing ramifications cloud computing providers need to understand. This paper covers the different components of cloud computing and their impact on billing to help providers competitively charge for their offerings.	Cloud billing: The missing link for cloud providers	11 / 489 KB
Emerging Trends in Green IT Concepts and approaches to achieve savings and provide leadership in sustainable business practices	Emerging Trends in Green IT	9 / 126 KB
Enterprise social networking This paper explores the key challenges, benefits and requirements of implementing a successful enterprise social networking platform, highlighting CGI’s own experience in introducing such a platform to bring together its global workforce.	Enterprise social networking	6 / 95 KB
Establishing a Successful Testing, Training and Exercise (TT&E) Program CGI award-winning toolkit helps clients manage risk and achieve operational resiliency through business continuity (BC) programs based on risk management principles, client organization policy, and regulatory guidelines.	Establishing a Successful Testing, Training and Exercise (TT&E) Program	93 / 2 MB
Executive Management of Information Security In today's technology-driven business world, it has become critically important for companies to safeguard their information assets, systems and networks. While the technology revolution has generated vast benefits, it has also exposed companies to new risks and liabilities.	Executive Management of Information Security	6 / 147 KB
IT Governance and Managed Services While outsourcing IT functions offers compelling benefits, its success rate, viewed from the perspective of broad customer satisfaction, has not been equally overwhelming. Learn how good IT governance can ensure a successful outcome both for the client and the outsourcer.	IT Governance and Managed Services	7 / 211 KB
Retiring the mainframe CGI’s successful approach in helping clients reduce costs and increase competitiveness	Retiring the mainframe	4 / 202 KB
Securing the mobile enterprise Enterprise IT security in the “mobile age” is not what it used to be. The evolution from personal computers to personal devices in the workplace creates new and significant vulnerabilities and risks. This paper explores the mobile enterprise ecosystem, discusses key security concerns and shares defense strategies to ensure security in the mobile age.	Securing the mobile enterprise	13 / 555 KB
Securing the mobile enterprise Enterprise IT security in the “mobile age” is not what it used to be. The evolution from personal computers to personal devices in the workplace creates new and significant vulnerabilities and risks. This paper explores the mobile enterprise ecosystem, discusses key security concerns and shares defense strategies to ensure security in the mobile age.	Securing the mobile enterprise	13 / 435 KB
The Complete Cloud: Creating and preserving cloud savings, security and service quality through transition planning and service management This paper is intended to help clients realize even greater value from the cloud—and avoid value erosion—by planning and managing cloud solutions holistically through solid transition planning and automated service management, not just technology management.	The Complete Cloud: Creating and preserving cloud savings, security and service quality through transition planning and service management	5 / 273 KB
Virtual desktop infrastructure: Essential steps to a long-term ROI This paper discusses issues around the successful adoption of VDI and generating a long-term ROI, and how CGI works with organizations to ensure both.	Virtual desktop infrastructure: Essential steps to a long-term ROI	4 / 143 KB
Why Managed Services and Why Not Staff Augmentation? While staff augmentation can lower costs, organizations only pay for inputs – there's no incentive for the provider to lower risks or guarantee improved operations. In contrast, true managed services delivers outcomes aligned with business objectives. This paper provides an overview of why the managed services model is superior to staff augmentation.	Why Managed Services and Why Not Staff Augmentation?	7 / 179 KB