Illuminata Services

image Everything in the IT world is connected. Shouldn’t your advisors work that way as well? We think so!

Illuminata takes a holistic, integrated, cross-disciplinary approach, from components up through integrated solutions. We start with what’s happening beneath the covers, and what causative forces are at work. And we look across the normal lines that separate technologies and business processes into silos. This approach helps us foresee both opportunities and potential disruptions.

While components are well and good, at end of the day our clients are building IT systems to support business outcomes. Integration and results are therefore key to Illuminata.

Words We Live By

  • Clarity – Illuminata makes IT make sense. Information Technology is complex, ever-changing, and all too often shrouded in techno-jargon. We cut to the heart of the matter, presenting IT in clear, simple language and delivering practical advice.
  • Insight – Our Analysts and IT Advisors are experts—not just on raw technology, but also on organizational goals, business processes and cultures, and effective roadmaps. We show you how things really work and what lies ahead—then recommend the best paths forward.
  • Independence – Illuminata presents its own point of view—we “call ‘em as we see ‘em.” We free you from groupthink with fresh ideas, new angles, and outside perspective based on real-world experience.

Client Needs

No two clients are identical, but most Illuminata clients share the same need to:

  1. Stay ahead of the competition;
  2. Make informed decisions; and
  3. Realize a good return on the IT investments they make and the risks they undertake.

We provide service suites designed for IT users, IT vendors, and investors. Here’s what some Illuminata client’s have to say about us.

Services for other types of organizations are also available; please contact clientservices@illuminata.com for details.

Illuminata Methodology

Illuminata has had exceptional success in delivering advisory services. Senior executives of companies of all sizes from startups to Global 2000 call us back time and again. This success is enabled by Illuminata’s personal-touch methodology, including on-site meetings (limiting reliance on teleconferences), actively involving high-level client executives in working sessions, and often deploying a team of Illuminata Advisors for complex engagements. In special situations we are willing to entertain alternative approaches, but only for very strong reasons will we depart from our proven Illuminata methods.