A computer implemented method for optimizing distributed enterprise information technology, IT, network infrastructure, the IT infrastructure comprising at least one server, at least one storage element, and a plurality of network components the method comprises processor implemented steps of: a. collecting data and arranging the collected data pertaining to an existing state of the information technology network infrastructure in a first set of templates, wherein the first set of templates includes information pertaining to the at least one server, the plurality of network components, a plurality of applications and at least one data center; b. analyzing the collected data pertaining to the existing state by calculating average and peak of a wide area network bandwidth for the at least one server; c. mapping an analyzed state pertaining to the existing state and a new state of the at least one server, at least one storage element and a plurality of network components using the first set of templates to form a second set of templates; and d. planning the new state depending upon a consolidation strategy of the IT network infrastructure for transformation using the first set of templates and the second set of templates, the new state being the optimized state of the IT network infrastructure, wherein either the consolidation strategy enables consolidation within the at least one data center to enable generation of a template pertaining to the new state, or the consolidation strategy enables consolidation of the set of data centers by capturing of information and generation of a report after consolidation, and e. planning a post optimized state of the IT network infrastructure by verifying whether an existing average and the peak wide area network bandwidth match with the values determined while analysing. a. collecting data and arranging the collected data pertaining to an existing state of the information technology network infrastructure in a first set of templates, wherein the first set of templates includes information pertaining to the at least one server, the plurality of network components, a plurality of applications and at least one data center; b. analyzing the collected data pertaining to the existing state by calculating average and peak of a wide area network bandwidth for the at least one server; c. mapping an analyzed state pertaining to the existing state and a new state of the at least one server, at least one storage element and a plurality of network components using the first set of templates to form a second set of templates; and d. planning the new state depending upon a consolidation strategy of the IT network infrastructure for transformation using the first set of templates and the second set of templates, the new state being the optimized state of the IT network infrastructure, wherein either the consolidation strategy enables consolidation within the at least one data center to enable generation of a template pertaining to the new state, or the consolidation strategy enables consolidation of the set of data centers by capturing of information and generation of a report after consolidation, and e. planning a post optimized state of the IT network infrastructure by verifying whether an existing average and the peak wide area network bandwidth match with the values determined while analysing.