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CHAPTER 5: IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies Benediktus Jaladri…
CHAPTER 5: IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies
Benediktus Jaladri / EC-AK/6/041611333056
5- 1 What is IT infrastructure, and what are the stages and drivers of IT infrastructure evolution?
Defining IT Infrastructure
a set of physical devices and software applications that are required to operate the entire enterprise
Evolution of IT Infrastructure
General-Purpose Mainframe and Minicomputer Era
(1959 to Present)
Personal Computer Era (1981 to Present)
Client/Server Era (1983 to Present)
Enterprise Computing Era (1992 to Present) :
Cloud and Mobile Computing Era (2000 to Present)
Technology Drivers of Infrastructure Evolution
Moore’s Law and Microprocessing Power
The Law of Mass Digital Storage
Metcalfe’s Law and Network Economics
Declining Communications Costs and the Internet
Standards and Network Effects
5-2 What are the components of IT infrastructure?
Computer Hardware Platforms
Operating System Platforms
Enterprise Software Applications
Data Management and Storage
Networking/Telecommunications Platforms
Internet Platforms
Consulting and System Integration Services
5- 3 What are the current trends in computer
hardware platforms?
The Mobile Digital Platform
Consumerization of IT and BYOD
Quantum Computing
Virtualization
Cloud Computing
Green Computing
5- 4 What are the current computer software
platforms and trends?
Linux and Open Source Software
Software for the Web: Java, HTML, and HTML5
Web Services and Service-Oriented Architecture
Software Outsourcing and Cloud Services
5- 5 What are the challenges of managing IT
infrastructure and management solutions?
Dealing with Platform and Infrastructure Change
Management and Governance
Making Wise Infrastructure Investments
Total Cost of Ownership of Technology Assets
Competitive Forces Model for IT Infrastructure Investment