During the past 10
years, IT infrastructures experienced significant growth due
to distributed computing environments and inexpensive, more
robust servers. These innovations provided benefits in the
form of lower entry costs, greater flexibility and faster
build outs. As this growth developed so too did the company’s
reliance on the IT infrastructure. Today companies depend
on it for most facets of their business. Whether it is financial
systems, e-mail systems, customer relationship databases,
warehouse information or corporate websites, all of these
activities are serviced and managed through distributed IT
infrastructures.
Server management and IT infrastructure management involves
the administration of server hardware, line of business applications,
and associated network connectivity throughout their lifecycle,
including initial deployment, delivery of software, ongoing
maintenance and support, and retirement. |