[Term of the Day]: ITA

Term of the Day

“Information Technology Assessment”

Definition — What is ITA and its purpose?

An IT Assessment is the practice of gathering information on part or whole of an IT network infrastructure and then presented in a detailed report. This report typically analyzes the current state or health of technology or services and identifies areas needing improvement or prepare for some type of system or application upgrade.

This can be performed in-house or outsourced to an IT vendor. This includes a comprehensive assessment process that includes conducting thorough, in-depth reviews all of your critical technology areas, evaluating them against best practices and then providing you with a roadmap to better leverage your IT to get a competitive advantage.

The ultimate goal of an IT assessment is to optimize and create efficient IT systems in order to decrease costs, reduce risk, and improve governance and security.