Introduction To It Infrastructure Landscape
Introduction To It Infrastructure Landscape
Introduction To It Infrastructure Landscape
IT INFRASTRUCTURE
LANDSCAPE
Unit Learning Objectives
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Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure
Networking
Hardware
Software
IT Infrastructure
Configuration
Server
Setup
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Hardware: Servers, computers, data centers, switches, hubs and
routers, and other equipment
Software: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship
management (CRM), productivity applications and more
Network: Network enablement, internet connectivity, firewall and
security
Human users: such as network administrators (NA), developers,
designers and end users with access to any IT appliance or service are
also part of an IT infrastructure, specifically with the advent of user-
centric IT service development.
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Why IT infrastructure?
Business Strategy
Information
Technology
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IT Infrastructure Management (IM)
IT IM is the administration and management of essential operational
elements to effectively, efficiently, and proactively utilize the technology,
information, and data.
The essential operational elements are including:
The computers, servers, networking, data, storage, physical and virtual
facilities as well as software, processes, policies, staffing, training,
security, mobile and virtual functionality, and cloud-based services that
make up the IT infrastructure
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Why IM is importance?
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IT Infrastructure Design, Development & Deployment
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IT Infrastructure Management Services
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Example of the factors to look into for various types of IT
Infrastructure Management Services
End User Management Service
OS maintenance, Application maintenance, Mail and collaboration
software maintenance
Data Center Management Service
Backup, Recovery, Compression, encryption, etc
Security Management Service
Authentication, Authorization and Accounting
Server Management Service
Server availability, performance and maintenance
Network Management Service
Availability, Performance, Security, Meet the Business
Requirements, etc 10
Factors to look into the storage management service
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