IT Discovery and Mapping Services
Comprehensive mapping for enhanced visibility, unlocking IT insights that support operations and facilitate migration and transformation activities
IT Discovery is a vital and complex process that must be undertaken before any cloud or data center migration, transformation, or consolidation effort. By mapping systems to business applications, CTM Technology Group provides essential visibility into the dependencies that must be considered during these critical projects.
Our team will guide your organization through this process, utilizing both existing tools within your environment and industry-standard data collection tools. With AppMap 360, we streamline this process through intelligent automation, consolidating and verifying data from existing inventories, discovery tools, and industry-standard data collection methods. This ensures a comprehensive and accurate view of your IT environment, reducing uncertainty and minimizing risk.
By the end of our engagement, your organization will have a clear, data-driven understanding of system and application dependencies, enabling you to confidently plan and execute a seamless migration or consolidation strategy.
Why Map Dependencies?
Application Dependency Mapping is crucial for several reasons. It provides an accurate snapshot of the IT environment, helping organizations identify opportunities and uncover risks that could impact migrations to data centers or cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud. To minimize business disruptions during migration and consolidation efforts, IT organizations require a comprehensive and precise inventory of all systems, applications, and their interdependencies.
By identifying these relationships and grouping dependencies, applications can be effectively clustered for migration. Additionally, dependency mapping aids in developing capacity plans and roadmaps, ensuring more accurate Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs) and supporting ongoing IT operations.
What is the Process?
At CTM Technology Group, we use AppMap 360 to simplify and enhance IT Discovery, giving organizations clear visibility into their IT landscape.
Data Collection & Consolidation
We centralize all IT documentation and inventories within AppMap 360, pulling data from:
- CMDBs, asset inventories, and monitoring tools
- Storage systems, virtualization platforms, and network reports
- Existing application portfolios and business reports
AppMap 360 automatically detects inconsistencies and assigns confidence scores to ensure data accuracy. When needed, automated discovery tools provide additional insights.
Dependency Mapping & Data Verification
Using AppMap 360, we analyze system and application dependencies, helping organizations:
- Identify infrastructure relationships
- Confirm business-critical connections
- Verify findings with IT and business teams
Our team collaborates with stakeholders, reviews application profiles, and conducts SME interviews to ensure data accuracy.
Findings & Strategic Recommendations
CTM delivers a comprehensive IT Discovery report, including:
- A dependency map from AppMap 360
- Key risks, gaps, and optimization opportunities
- A roadmap for IT transformation, migration, or modernization
- An executive summary with actionable insights
With AppMap 360, IT Discovery becomes faster, more accurate, and seamlessly aligned with your organization’s transformation goals.
See CTM's Application Mapping Methodology for additional details on our process.
How Long Does IT Discovery Take?
The IT Discovery and Mapping process typically takes between four to ten weeks, depending on various factors that should be documented prior to engagement. When preparing for a discovery initiative, be ready to discuss your organizational goals and provide access to CMDBs and other inventories. Consider the availability of your subject-matter experts, as well as the number of applications, servers, and databases in your organization. Additionally, determine whether you will support the running of discovery tools.
For more information on our IT Discovery and Mapping Services, please contact us today. We are here to help you navigate this essential process effectively.
Application Mapping Methodology
CTM combines and analyzes your disparate inventories and additional data collected to deliver a cohesive inventory of systems, applications, and interdependency mapping.