Process

The process for delivery of the MetsiLabs ZTAW includes but is not limited to:

• Identify stakeholders (Examples: Application Development, Platform/Cloud Team, InfoSec, Finance, and IT Operations)

• Evaluate existing ZTS posture maturity levels

• Identify current and future cases for users and operators (Examples: SRE/DevOps, enterprise architecture, application development, FSO engineer, security architect, DBA)

• Value stream mapping exercise to identify pain points and shortcomings in existing workflows and identify automation targets

• Document current state and future state of workflows, including use cases and usage patterns

• Analyze workflows to determine specifically how/where HashiCorp ZTS components of Vault, Terraform and Consul can provide the most immediate impact

• Develop a ZTS roadmap for current and desired future states using MetsiLabs and HashiCorp best practices

Deliverables

The following deliverables are included in the MetsiLabs ZTAW

• ZTS Environment Evaluation: Assessment of the customer environment

• ZTS Maturity Assessment: Findings Summary, Optimization Plan, Actionable Recommendations, Prioritization Matrix

• ZTS Operations Plan: Description of the process of operationalizing Terraform (Enterprise/Cloud) for all stakeholders

• ZTS Adoption Plan: High-level playbook for the adoption of Terraform (Enterprise/Cloud) through the customer organization

• ZTS Financial Impact Analysis: Presentation of financial metrics, including cumulative savings, return on investment, and total benefits

• ZTS Training Plan (if needed): Identification of levels of Terraform (Enterprise/Cloud) expertise and recommendations for specific training topics