Partners

Methods has strategic alliances with a range of partners, large and small. Our partners provide specialist expertise and specific competencies. In delivery, as a service aggregator, we use our partners to provide functional expertise as part of an integrated services offering.

Partnership relationships include mature Value Added Reseller (VAR) offerings, allowing a fresh approach to service provision for our clients. This is an exciting area as we see traditional software platforms being challenged by flexible cloud and XaaS offerings – so called “Disruptive Technologies”. This new approach frees our clients from expensive infrastructure costs, local service management and hardware costs and a cycle of software upgrades.

Our partners benefit from sharing our capabilities, resources and experience, as well gaining access to our client base. We are always open to new ideas and ways of working – and we move quickly to take advantage of opportunities that complement our delivery strategy.

Benefits to the client

In the new world of cloud-based solutions, Methods and its service partners deliver clear advantages for our clients.

Service aggregation

Very few services and applications exist as standalone operations. Methods has developed technical and business solutions ensuring that the new services are intelligently aggregated to exploit the full value of a whole design.

Security

Many clients are holding back from the new delivery models due to security considerations. Methods has invested in security expertise helping our clients to assess their security needs, and then reflect these within an appropriate cloud delivery model.

Legacy

Not everyone wants to make the jump to a new environment in one go. Methods, together with its partners, is able to coordinate and design programmes that aggregate services from both traditional and cloud delivery models. The benefits available from the new models are swiftly realised, balanced with a measured approach to the extended use of existing software, so that previous investments are not discarded

1. Do you have more than 50% of your IT service contracted through a single provider?	yes	no
2. Does the implementation of your IT system restrict process optimisation?	yes	no
3. Does your technology implementation dictate the number of people you require?	yes	no
4. Do you have a common desktop operating environment?	yes	no
5. Are you able to share common processes throughout your organisation?	yes	no
6. Can you adopt new technologies in a timescale that meets your business need?	yes	no
7. Do you have any services or contracts on a utility model?	yes	no
8. Have you identified the services you consume which could benefit from a utility model?	yes	no
9. Have you developed a business case for a utility service?	yes	no
10. Can you pay for services based upon volume?	yes	no
11. Do you have utility contracts for all services acceptable to your business?	yes	no
12. Do you feel you have full control of your IT environment?	yes	no

Partners

Benefits to the client

Key partners

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