Solutions
Two paths.
One route.
Interact Verify is the self-serve software and tooling that evidences a decision and optimises spend through data.
Interact Advisory is the senior engagement that builds on it, where we interpret the data and align the decision. Same dataset, same authority underneath each.
New to Interact? Most teams start with Verify, then add Advisory when evidenced buying becomes a standing need.
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Verify or Advisory?
| Start here Interact Verify "Buy & change better." | Interact Advisory "Buy well, every time." | |
|---|---|---|
| Who it's for | Procurement, finance, engineering, IT leadership, sustainability | Procurement, finance, leadership, sustainability, CTO, CIO |
| Delivery | Self-serve software, products and tooling. Days to deliver. | Senior-led, embedded, relationship-based |
| Use case | Observability, change, and evidencing the next decision | Strategic, programmatic cost optimisation across the group, run continuously with simulation |
| Commitment | Self-serve, decision by decision | Standing engagement, decision after decision |
| Full details → | Full details → |
Verify evidences the decision in front of you. Advisory makes it a programme: strategic, programmatic cost optimisation, run continuously across the group with simulation.
Interact Verify is the tooling: self-serve software and products for observability, change, and understanding what to do next. It simulates and models the spend behind a decision, optimises on-prem and data-centre spend through the research, and is the engine that also powers Interact Advisory.
Interact Advisory is senior, relationship-led engagement, built on what Verify reveals. Verify is the tooling; Advisory is the interpretation and the strategic alignment. We help you read the data, decide what to do, and bring procurement, finance, engineering, leadership and sustainability to one set of measured numbers.
The grading underneath
A+ to F, per configuration.
Every Verify and Advisory analysis lands on a single rating Interact built for measuring real-world efficiency: A+ at the top to F at the bottom, in transactions per Watt. We calculate it against the actual configuration running on site, so the same server model in two configurations can fall several grades apart in measured efficiency. That variance is exactly what procurement decisions depend on.
For the methodology in detail, see How we grade: the A+ to F scale underneath every analysis →
The toolkit behind the evidence
The instruments underneath Verify and Advisory.
Verify and Advisory are how you engage. Underneath both sits a set of measurement instruments, drawn from the same dataset, that produce the evidence. You do not buy these separately; they are what the work is made of.
The measurement engine
Server efficiency measurement
The dataset and machine-learning model that grade every server A+ to F in transactions per Watt, against its actual configuration. This is the evidence that sits under everything else.
The live view
IT performance dashboard
For Advisory customers, the grading, consolidation opportunities and footprint sit in a dashboard that updates as the estate changes. Measurement as an ongoing capability that stays live.
Model before you move
Hardware digital twin
A digital twin of the estate lets you test refresh, consolidation and migration scenarios against measured data before any hardware is bought or moved. See the outcome before you commit the capex.
One score, every decision
Procurement balanced scorecard
Cost, performance, energy and carbon for a buying decision in one view, so finance and IT sign off the same number. Turns the dataset into a procurement decision framework.
Common questions
Which solution do I need?
Should I start with Interact Verify or Interact Advisory?
Most teams start with Verify. It is the self-serve software that evidences a single decision, so you get a measured recommendation on the purchase in front of you, in days. Advisory builds on it: a senior, standing engagement for organisations making these calls often enough that getting them right structurally beats getting them right one at a time. If you are not sure, Find your position plots where you sit in two minutes.
What does an engagement cost, and how long does it take?
Verify is a fixed-fee engagement, scoped to the size and complexity of the estate analysed, with no per-server or per-Watt component. We give an indicative range on the first conversation and a fixed quote once scope is agreed. Timing is typically two to four weeks from data receipt to final report, since the dataset and model are already built and most of the elapsed time is the analysis and agreeing assumptions with your team. Advisory is priced as an annual engagement against the size of the estate covered.
What is the difference between Verify and Advisory?
Verify is the tooling: self-serve software that measures and models a decision. Advisory is the interpretation and alignment built on top, where a senior counterpart reads the data with you and brings procurement, finance, engineering and sustainability to one set of numbers. The same dataset and authority sit underneath both.
Do I buy the measurement tools separately?
No. The measurement engine, dashboard, digital twin and scorecard are what the work is made of, not separate products. You engage through Verify or Advisory, and the instruments produce the evidence underneath.
What data do you need to get started?
For a per-server efficiency grading, five pieces of information per server: number of CPUs, CPU model, server make, server model and total RAM. A fuller consolidation or refresh analysis also uses workload utilisation profiles and site PUE where available. No application-level data leaves your environment.
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