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SnapStart

Visibility, in a snap

Knowing what you have in your IT estate is crucial when beginning strategic transformation initiatives, consolidating data centers, migrating workloads, or modernizing your data platforms. SnapStart and our expert consultants deliver rapid and accurate insights.

Make better, data-driven decisions

The first step in platform modernization and associated business transformation is to take stock of a complex IT estate spanning cloud, edge, and on- and off-premises data centers. And, yet, it's extremely difficult for most organizations to draw up a comprehensive and up-to-date map of their data center assets.

Existing tools available for IT estate mapping haven't been of much help. They're often restricted to OEM, specific analysis, or single tasks. Similarly, their outputs are incomplete; mere slices of the whole picture.

SnapStart is a proprietary discovery engine developed by Insight Cloud + Data Center Transformation (CDCT) to support the work of our consultants during IT discovery services engagements. Scan, locate, and map all IT assets in days or weeks, as opposed to months or even years. Walk away with an all-inclusive inventory and insights from our consultants that enable you to make informed  decisions as part of your IT transformation journey. 
 

SnapStart discovery engine

Get an overview of key features and see highlights from SnapStart in action with our clients.

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Use cases for SnapStart

The perspective and insights SnapStart provide are critical to many key business activities. Learn more with this infographic.

CMDB population or update
CMDB population or update
EOL & EOS planning
EOL & EOS planning
Data center move or consolidation

Data center move or consolidation


Merger & acquisition planning
Merger & acquisition planning
Application rationalization
Application rationalization
Cloud transformation
Cloud transformation
Network or security initiatives

Network or security initiatives


See how it works

Find out what SnapStart can do — from dependency mapping in six weeks to finding dozens of forgotten servers — and get an inside look at how we use the discovery engine to perform expedited and comprehensive discovery.

Expedite Discovery With SnapStart
SnapStart drastically reduces the time it takes to perform a thorough discovery. Watch this video for a quick introduction.
Why SnapStart Discovery Engine? Here’s Why.
There are other tools available, but our team relies on SnapStart. This video explains what makes SnapStart uniquely powerful.
SnapStart — Complete Demo Series
Get an insiders’ view of how SnapStart is set up, the data it gathers, how Power BI fuels data analysis, and the deliverables provided.

Key features and benefits

Made for discovery
  • Fast: Scans 10–20X faster than any other tool
  • Efficient: Simple commands, small footprint, runs from a laptop or VM
  • Flexible: New feature requests can be added at any time, even during delivery
  • Localized: Data remains completely on-site — no off-siting required
Scalability
Extensible and scalable
  • Feeds directly into other Insight tools and processes, such as workload alignment and migration services
  • Imports/exports data directly to/from existing and third-party tools
  • Network traffic and CPU demand remain constant whether you have 50 servers or 50,000 servers

 
Cost-effective
Cost-effective
  • Available with CDCT discovery services, with no licensing fees
  • Easy to install and run
  • Operated by skilled consultants with deep experience
Extremely thorough
Extremely thorough
  • Identify all IT assets in production and those not in use
  • View all servers, including those needing remediation
  • View application dependencies, counts, requirements, and criticality
Cloud ready
Cloud ready
  • Provides reports that document “cloud ready” applications
  • Shows totals of Platform as a Service (PaaS) candidates
  • Offers information useful in driving a cloud strategy

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The keys to simply flawless migrations

How do you move to a new environment without putting the business or its data center assets at risk? See a full play-by-play in this infographic.

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Global brewer readies for cloud

No third party had been able to comprehensively assess this company’s IT environment in preparation for modernization — until Snapstart and Insight CDCT.

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Enterprise IT Integration Services

We’ve helped thousands of companies navigate mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and reductions. Learn how we can help your business do the same.

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Get a clear and exhaustive picture of your IT environment so you can boldly move forward. Ask us about SnapStart for your business.
 
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