Pacific-Tier Communications LLC

Consulting

• Data Center Consolidation

  Develop data center consolidation plans, cloud computing transition, and disaster management / continuity of operations planning. Large organizations, in particular government organizations, often have a large number of independent data centers or server rooms supporting their individual ministries, departments, and agencies. This creates many risks and shortfalls within the government of commercial organizations, inhibiting data sharing or interoperability between agencies, lack of IT standardization, and in worst cases a complete lack of disaster management or continuity of operations. We have extensive experience supporting large organizations and governments in developing data center consolidation strategies and plans, cloud computing transition plans, and development of enterprise architectures with supporting data sharing, interoperability, and service-oriented architectures.

• Risk Management

  Risk strategy development, risk assessments, risk training. Pacific-Tier Communications will base our assessments and consulting on a combination of ISACA Risk IT, COBIT for Risk, NIST standards, and ISO 27005 / ISO 31000 guidance. Risk management is combined with governance to promote and reinforce an organization's objective in producing value for stakeholders, while optimizing risk, and optimizing resources.

• IT Governance

  Develop governance process, strategy, and governance training. Pacific-Tier Communications fully supports adopting formal governance frameworks such as COBIT 2019, ISO 38500, and reference various international government frameworks as appropriate for commercial companies or government agencies.

• Enterprise Architecture

  Develop corporate or government enterprise architecture frameworks, service oriented architectures - including data sharing and application sharing, and cloud computing transition planning, We use a combination of TOGAF, the US Government FEAF, and a variety of other national government Enterprise Architecture Frameworks as both reference and models for developing enterprise architectures in both government and commercial organizations. Our methodology is to work any I&T-related strategy from a top-down approach. It is important to ensure any I&T strategy or framework support higher level business objectives, and does not force government or private industry business units to adapt or modify their business objectives to meet the needs of I&T.

• Data Center Assessment

  Pacific-Tier frequently is asked to perform data center assessments. This includes audits and validation of sites under consideration for acquisition. With more than 25 years experience developing telecommunications gateways, commercial colocation centers, telecommunications interconnection facilities including carrier hotels, and Internet Exchange Points, Pacific-Tier is uniquely qualified to develop either standard reports, or custom reports based on customer or investor requirements. Assessments are conducted based on a variety of control points, and reference either ANSI (BICSI/TIA), or CENELEC standards as a basis for evaluations.