THE INNOVATION GROUP. Delivering Business Value Through Innovation.

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1 THE INNOVATION GROUP Delivering Business Value Through Innovation.

2 BEGIN YOUR TRANSFORMATION The conversation is changing. Far beyond keeping the lights on, IT is riding a new wave that will define and drive business transformation for years to come. Trace3 s Innovation Group is your trusted navigator in this new and fluid landscape. Our targeted methodologies help you define specific business requirements, identify IT challenges and move forward equipped with leading-edge education and the very best emerging solutions. The Innovation Group s sole purpose: To advocate for our clients. We re committed to connecting you with the most strategic, cost-effective, forward-looking IT tools out there today. We apply our independent business and engineering expertise first to understanding your company s profile and challenges -- then to identifying and implementing the right mix of carefully vetted products and partners. It all adds up to competitive advantage and total readiness to optimize the transformational IT opportunities that lie ahead.

3 ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES When it comes to achieving IT and business goals, organizational health is the starting point. Long-term corporate success depends on creative, cohesive teams equipped with effective communication skills and a drive to pull together. The Table Group s two-day executive management workshops address internal dynamics, develop targeted priorities, and align resources to support corporate adoption of transformational technologies. Designed specifically for leaders and their direct reports, these highly interactive, fast-paced and individualized off-site sessions applies concepts outlined in Patrick Lencioni s groundbreaking best sellers The Advantage and The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. LEADERSHIP TEAMS DEVELOP SIX PILLARS CRITICAL TO ORGANIZATIONAL CLARITY: Define expectations and remove impediments to team unity. Assess team meeting dynamics and their impact on the group s overall success. Review and validate whether teams align with overall organizational direction. Determine what is appropriate communication and what changes are necessary to achieve it across the enterprise. Create a specific roadmap keyed to your successful transition to organizational health and productivity. Take advantage of Trace3 s dedicated research team to access a spectrum of systematically tested products and partners. Our Emerging Technologies Group identifies key innovations most responsive to your company s particular needs. We thoroughly evaluate new technologies before delivering them to you already on-boarded and ready for adoption. Trace3 is your trusted adviser throughout the process of locating and selecting the best, most cost-effective IT tools and resources available, then implementing them seamlessly throughout the enterprise. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR OUR CLIENTS? TIME SAVINGS Your team can count on Trace3 to cut through the noise and deliver only the very best, most relevant and systematically tested solutions. THOUGHT LEADERSHIP You ve got a front row view on groundbreaking, impactful technologies soon to change the way business is done. MARKET LEADERSHIP Your company is positioned to capture value and implement powerful new solutions faster than the competition.

4 VENTURE CAPITAL CIO BRIEFINGS Trace3 introduces you to Silicon Valley s premier venture capital entrepreneurs through personalized sessions that address your specific business challenges and ensure future competitive advantage. The Innovation Group works with you to assess organizational goals; then introduces the right mix of groundbreaking solutions to address them. This carefully designed, individualized program pairs your IT resources with the best technological innovation on the horizon today.your team walks away with a detailed picture of what s trending in Silicon Valley and what specific products and services should be factored into planning for the future. Background & Introductions Your VC Briefing will be 100% customized based on your company objectives, initiatives, areas of interest, and any specific challenges you may be facing. Technology Presentations You will be introduced to products relevant to your objectives. Presentations are given primarily by company founders or senior executives. Follow-ups and Close Choose the technologies that interest you. Trace3 will facilitate follow-up discussions, plan next steps, and even help provide references and plan POC s. I found the Trace3 VC briefing to be one of the most important meetings of the year. It gave me access to emerging companies that can provide competitive value, and really sparked the innovation fire! Chris Laping CIO, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. Based on my experience, there is no better way to see the future than to participate in the Trace3 VC briefing program. One day with Trace3 not only inspired me but also saved me months of my own research. Niel Nickolaisen CIO, Western Governors University The Trace3 VC Briefing has breathed new life into me. I was getting so bogged down in day-to-day issues that I wasn t lifting my head and moving my team toward strategy and innovation. Valerie Kwiatkowski CIO, ICU Medical This gets us on the right path to win the innovation race and provides an opportunity for implementing business solutions to meet business challenges at DIRECTV. Mike Benson CIO, DIRECTV CIO Briefing Quotes

5 LEVERAGING THE CLOUD No longer just an emerging trend, the Cloud has established itself as foundational to IT as both service and profit center. IT as a Service (ITaaS) is at the heart of this evolution, transforming how companies support customers, build products and develop go-to-market strategies. It s exciting, but the number of products and approaches hitting the market daily can be overwhelming. How do you identify true value propositions versus hype? Trace3 offers a unique suite of workshops and assessments, as well as a proprietary Innovation Center in which to test hands-on the full range of solutions. Your team comes away with a concrete plan that leverages the Cloud and launches seamlessly on a short timeline. AS YOUR TRUSTED ADVISER, TRACE3 HELPS YOU TO ADDRESS KEY QUESTIONS: How does IT as a Service (ITaaS) affect your strategy? How will you implement data center automation? How do you build instant development environments and deploy application packages? How do you launch applications across the hybrid Cloud public and private? HERE S HOW TRACE3 SHOWS YOU THE WAY: WORKSHOPS LAB EXPERIENCE Facilitated educational sessions that cover both business Use the Trace3 Cloud Innovation Center as a hands-on and technical aspects of building IT as a Service solutions lab in which to test and develop your ideal Cloud while and can include technical design labs for evolving your comparing various designs, products and use cases. specific Cloud strategy. SOLUTIONS ASSESSMENTS Our Jumpstart Program generates a fully integrated, A cost-effective strategy for exposing shadow IT, analyzing pre-fabricated hybrid-cloud in 90 days and our Envisioning AWS usage, or mapping out an entire application across Engagement helps you to craft a customized end-to-end private and public Clouds. solution from vision through launch. WHY IT MAKES SENSE TO ADOPT CLOUD SOLUTIONS: Exponentially improve efficiency while Test new ideas and move quickly from evolving new services for the business prototype on to production and provide to reduce maintenance and expense. a first mover advantage.

6 BIG DATA INTELLIGENCE Big Data means Big Transformation. But that change can t happen without critical understanding and a plan. Our Big Data Intelligence Practice s methodology provides both a roadmap for evolving your platform and strategic support throughout the adoption process. Optimize business intelligence to create new enterprise opportunities and drive value throughout the organization. Whether you re just getting started, have a project already underway or need help assessing and addressing an existing pain point, Trace3 provides an education-driven methodology to create and support your strategic rollout wherever necessary along the way. TRACE3 S DEDICATED BDI PRACTICE PROVIDES YOU THE MEANS TO: Bridge the gap between existing BI environments and emerging technologies. Identify business cases and leverage new data sources. Integrate education and strategic data intelligence roadmaps. Develop new business processes and design methodologies. Navigate the Big Data ecosystem. LEVERAGE TRACE3 S BDI PRACTICE IN ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS: WORKSHOPS Trace3 will help define Big Data as it applies to your business, navigate the complex Big Data ecosystem, identify the applicable business cases, and design innovative solutions to optimize or replace traditional business analytics environments. BDI REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE Design platforms using our proven methodologies and converged architecture framework to create your BDI Reference Architecture to gain access to exploratory analytics, real-time process, and data enrichment/management. These solutions are vetted in our Innovation Center, built around best practices and supported by our partners. LABORATORY EXPERIENCE Our Innovation Center labs provide briefings, demos and proofs of concept. Test sanitized data or sample datasets using our BDI Reference Architecture. Get in the sandbox and work hands-on with all associated components, from converged platforms to Hadoop flavor to orchestration and data visualization tools. Leverage big data to move beyond a traditional applications-centered model to a next-generation analytics and service-centered model that delivers business value and competitive advantage now and into the future.

7 Trace3 empowers organizations to keep pace with the rapidly changing IT landscape by leveraging innovative technologies and organizational health. Create the first-mover advantage and transformational clarity that ensures a competitive edge in today s marketplace. CONTACT US TO SCHEDULE A MEETING VC Briefings: Briefing@trace3.com Big Data: BDI@trace3.com Cloud: Cloud@trace3.com The Table Group: TTG@trace3.com Tel: