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IT INFRASTRUCTURE - Coggle Diagram
IT INFRASTRUCTURE
Current Trend In Computer Hardware Platforms
Mobile Digital Platforms
smarthphone, tablet , wearable devices
Consumerization IT and BYOD
forces business and departments think how IT equipment should be acquired and managed
Quantum Computing
use quantum physics to operate on data
decrease computing speed dramatically
Virtualization
allow single physical sources to act as a multiple source (run multiple os) and vice versa
Cloud Computing
on demand
Iaas - Infrastructure as services
Saas - Software as services
Paas - platforms as services
Edge Computing
servers near the dources of data
reduces latency and network traffics
Green IT
practices and technologies for manufacturing using and disposing of computing and networking hardware
High performance, power saving processors
muliticore processors
power efficient microprocessors
Components of IT Infrastructure
Computer Hardware Platforms
Client machines
desktops PCs , laptops
-mobile computing: smartphones, tablets
desktops chips vs mobile chips
Servers
Mainframes
-IBM
-Digital workhorse for banking and telecommunications networks
Operating System Platforms
Corporate Servers
Client Level
Enterprise Software applications
SAP, Oracle, IBM
Data management and Storage
Database Software Providers
Networking / telecommunications platforms
Networking operating systems
windows server, Linux , Unix
Network hardware providers
cisco
juniper networks
Telecommunications Services
telecommunications, cable, telephone company charges for voice lines and Internet access
AT&T Verizon
Internet Platforms
Hardware, software, managment services to support company websites , intranets
web hosting services
routers
cabling and wireless equipment
Internet hardware server market
-IBM, Dell, Oracle, HP
Web Development tools/suites
Microsoft, Oracle-Sun, Adobe
Consulting system integration services
Software integration: ensuring new infrastructure wprks with legacy system
Legacy systems: older TPS created for mainframes that would be too costly to replace or design
Technology Drivers of Infrastructure Evolution
Moores's Law
computing power doubles every year
nanotechnology
Law of mass digital storage
amount of power doubles every year
Metcalfe's Law and network economics
value or power of a network grows exponentially as a function of the number of network members
Declining Cost
exponential growth in size of Internet
Standards and networks effects
Technology Standards
Current Trend in Computer Software
Linux and Open Source Software
Produce by community of programmers
Software for the web
Java, HTML and HTML5
Web Services and Service
Web Services
XML - Extensible Markup Language
SOA - Services oriented architecture
-Set of self-contained services that communicate with one another to create a working software application
Software developers reuse these services in other combination to assemble other applications in need
Software Outsourcing and Cloud Services
Software outsourcing
Cloud based sotware service and tools
Software packages and enterprise software
Mashups and Apps
Definition
set of physical devices & software required to operate an enterprise
set of firm wide services
computing platforms
physical facilities management services
IT management, education
service platforms perspective
more accurate view on value of investment
Evolution of IT Infrastructure
General-purpose mainframe and minicomputer era: 1959 - present
Personal computer(1981) --> Client/Server era(1983) --> Enterprise computing era (1982) --> Cloud and mobile computing(2000) to present