openTrends has a great deal of experience in performing consultancy tasks relating to the application of new technologies to business.

• Business architecture definition consultancy. A corporate architecture or "business architecture" defines the roadmap for the entire organization to achieve business objectives by means of an optimum implementation of their business processes supported by efficient information systems. Business architectures are essential in the evolution of information systems and in the definition of new systems with a view to reaching those objectives. These tasks are tackled from business (mission, business functions information flows, roles, etc.) and technical (system and application software required, hardware, communications, etc.) points of view, providing the transition plan from the current situation to the desired situation.

openTrends begins with a methodology framework, such as that of the IFEAD (Institute for Enterprise Architecture Developments), whose definition process combines the strategic elements and their guidelines with frameworks for defining architecture, methods and techniques, as well as standards and tools.

• Software and OSMM selection: The software selection model and the product implementation policy must be guided by a robust methodology that makes it possible to determine the most suitable products for each case. The OSMM (Open Source Maturity Model) methodology provides us with a methodological tool that helps us make this selection rigorously, guided by business criteria:

  • The product, from its functional extension to the quality and compliance with standards of the product itself and the team (community) that develops and maintains it.

  • Documentation level.

  • Product support.

  • Capacity for integration into different environments.

  • Existence of professional services on the market.

• Plans for migration to open source software. Many companies are interested in the possibility of improving their systems and applications. openTrends has a methodology for presenting our clients with possibilities for reducing costs and optimizing their systems, as well as for defining a migration roadmap.