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Needs analysis
We facilitate sessions to capture detailed functional and technology requirements, identifying goals, constraints and decision criteria that shape the evaluation framework.
Services · Selection
Solution & Product Evaluations
Conduct product and solution evaluations and receive recommendations that suit your business and IT strategy.
Why it matters
Independent architecture guidance, from decision to delivery.
Evaluating solutions and product options is a major step as organisations analyse new technology capabilities or prepare large deployments and upgrades.
Our consultants guide clients through structured evaluations that stay independent of vendor affiliations.
What we deliver
How the engagement works.
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Market landscape
Through rigorous research we map the solution marketplace and shortlist providers most relevant to your needs across features, deployment models, viability and cost structures.
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Proofs of concept
We orchestrate limited-scope pilots using real data sets and use cases to validate fitness and highlight integration considerations before broader deployment.
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Benchmarking
We develop customised benchmark methodologies to compare solutions side by side, quantifying relative total cost of ownership implications.
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Recommendations
We deliver conclusions covering preferred solutions given the technical and commercial variances uncovered, tailored to your risk tolerance, existing ecosystem and strategic priorities.
Frequently asked questions
Questions we hear most often.
Something else on your mind? We answer every enquiry within 24 hours on business days.
Which products and technology does SA evaluate?
From low level tools to enterprise systems, SA has experience across many products and technologies. Even newer technologies can be evaluated against core principles, requirements, market landscape and enterprise fundamentals.
We are using a legacy system that is end of life. Can SA advise on replacing it?
Yes. SA can help you understand the critical steps, including gathering requirements, recommending a replacement, assessing impacts to other systems and advising on migration and decommissioning.
Will SA only recommend products you have affiliations with?
SA is a completely independent organisation. One of our core values is the independence and product agnostic nature of our strategy and architecture consulting. We hold no product or vendor affiliations.
Want to know more?
Let’s talk about solution & product evaluations.
Give us a call or send a message any time. We endeavour to answer all enquiries within 24 hours on business days.
Contact
Level 2 / 696 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia