IT Infrastructure
Evolution of IT Infrastructure
Prepared by MahmoudAlahmed
EMC/VCEChannelManageratAlJammazDistribution
Agenda
• What is IT Infrastructure
• Evolution of IT infrastructure
• Stages of IT infrastructure Evolution
• Component of IT Infrastructure
• IT Infrastructure Ecosystem
• Summary
What is IT Infrastructure
• All hardware and software components that are
needed to deliver IT Services to customers.
Evolution of IT infrastructure
• General-purpose mainframe and minicomputer era: 1958 to present
• 1958 IBM first mainframes introduced, eventually used to support
thousands of online remote terminals
• Personal computer era: 1981 to present
• 1981 Introduction of IBM PC
• Client/server era: 1983 to present
• Desktop clients networked to servers, with processing work split
between clients and servers
• Enterprise Internet computing era: 1992 to present
• It’s the internet era where people start recognize the online word or the
WWW.
• Cloud Computing: 2000 to present
• Model of computing where firms and individuals obtain computing
power and software applications over the Internet
Stages of IT infrastructure Evolution
Stages of IT infrastructure Evolution
Component of IT Infrastructure
• Computer hardware platforms
• Client Machines
• Servers
• Mainframes
• Operating system platforms
• Client side
• Server side
• Enterprise software applications
• Data management and storage
• Database software
• Physical data storage
• Networking/telecommunications platforms
• Network or communication hardware
• Network operation system
• Internet platforms
• Hardware servers
• Web development tools
• Consulting system integration services
IT Infrastructure Ecosystem
Summary
• What is IT Infrastructure
• IT Infrastructure component
• IT Infrastructure Stages

IT Inftractructures - Evolution of IT Inftractructure

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    IT Infrastructure Evolution ofIT Infrastructure Prepared by MahmoudAlahmed EMC/VCEChannelManageratAlJammazDistribution
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    Agenda • What isIT Infrastructure • Evolution of IT infrastructure • Stages of IT infrastructure Evolution • Component of IT Infrastructure • IT Infrastructure Ecosystem • Summary
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    What is ITInfrastructure • All hardware and software components that are needed to deliver IT Services to customers.
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    Evolution of ITinfrastructure • General-purpose mainframe and minicomputer era: 1958 to present • 1958 IBM first mainframes introduced, eventually used to support thousands of online remote terminals • Personal computer era: 1981 to present • 1981 Introduction of IBM PC • Client/server era: 1983 to present • Desktop clients networked to servers, with processing work split between clients and servers • Enterprise Internet computing era: 1992 to present • It’s the internet era where people start recognize the online word or the WWW. • Cloud Computing: 2000 to present • Model of computing where firms and individuals obtain computing power and software applications over the Internet
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    Stages of ITinfrastructure Evolution
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    Stages of ITinfrastructure Evolution
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    Component of ITInfrastructure • Computer hardware platforms • Client Machines • Servers • Mainframes • Operating system platforms • Client side • Server side • Enterprise software applications • Data management and storage • Database software • Physical data storage • Networking/telecommunications platforms • Network or communication hardware • Network operation system • Internet platforms • Hardware servers • Web development tools • Consulting system integration services
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    Summary • What isIT Infrastructure • IT Infrastructure component • IT Infrastructure Stages