Integration Strategies

On paper, a merger or acquisition can sound simple. Company A buys Company B, they combine infrastructure and networks, consolidate facilities, and the merged company is stronger than before.

But in reality, many mergers and acquisition (M & A) attempts fail before they even start. Involving a trusted advisor to develop and implement an effective strategic plan for integrating two networks can be essential to success.

A roadmap to your new landscape

There’s a lot to consider when undertaking M&A -- from understanding the deal’s business intent to developing an integration strategy and establishing connectivity and security.

We can help you map out security and IT obstacles and calculate risks even before you begin merging networks and infrastructure. We bring years of experience and global professional services experts to assist in a smooth transition.

Security and Technology Transition

We offer four Security and IT Services to support your M&A activities:

Discovery: Our discovery engagements identify which IT assets, data, and applications are important for continued business operations, which IT assets pose security and compliance risks, and which additional assets you need for a successful transition. We perform a readiness review of enhanced communication options such as Voice over IP, and analyze Internet traffic and potential security issues through our Virtual Discovery and Classification service.

Assessment: We assess your IT and Security assets within your existing company and the target company, and advise you of network vulnerabilities and security risks that should be addressed. Information from our assessment helps you understand key processes, organization, and technology investments needed to bring the merged company to a high operating level.

Planning and Design: Once discovery and assessment engagements are completed, we design a plan to meet your specific challenges and consolidate your IT Infrastructure and network. Our experts estimate integration costs, identify the largest investments required, and design an effective way to combine IT assets.

Implementation: We complete the migration of your applications, IT infrastructure, and network, cost effectively and securely. Our experts help finalize your new IT infrastructure – offering testing support, training for the new environment, and physical and logical access control for your IT infrastructure.

Creating Synergies

We know that an M&A transition can be precarious and are ready to help -- through presales activity and into implementation. No matter which service you need, we’ll provide intelligent options that will help you achieve M&A synergies while remaining within your tight security and IT budget and integration timelines.