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Chapter 5

IT Infrastructure and Emerging

Technologies

LEARNING OBJECTIVES CHAPTER OUTLINE
After reading this chapter, you 5.1 IT INFRASTRUCTURE
will be able to answer the Defining IT Infrastructure
following questions: Evolution of IT Infrastructure
Technology Drivers of Infrastructure Evolution
1. What is IT infrastructure and what 5.2 INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS
are its components? Computer Hardware Platforms
Operating System Platforms
2. What are the stages and technology
Enterprise Software Applications
drivers of IT infrastructure evolu-
Data Management and Storage
tion?
Networking/Telecommunications Platforms
Internet Platforms
3. What are the current trends in com- Consulting and System Integration Services
puter hardware platforms?
5.3 CONTEMPORARY HARDWARE PLATFORM TRENDS
4. What are the current trends in soft- The Emerging Mobile Digital Platform
ware platforms? Consumerization of IT and BYOD
Grid Computing
5. What are the challenges of manag- Virtualization
ing IT infrastructure and manage- Cloud Computing
ment solutions? Green Computing
High-Performance and Power-Saving Processors
Autonomic Computing
5.4 CONTEMPORARY SOFTWARE PLATFORM 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 MANAGEMENT ISSUES
Dealing with Platform and Infrastructure Change
Management and Governance
Making Wise Infrastructure Investments
LEARNING TRACK MODULES
How Computer Hardware and Software Work
Service Level Agreements
The Open Source Software Initiative
Comparing Stages in IT Infrastructure Evolution
Interactive Sessions:
Cloud Computing
Should You Use Your iPhone
for Work?
Nordea Goes Green with IT

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