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IDC PlanScape: Infrastructure Architecture

Publisher IDC
Published Aug 30, 2023
Length 12 Pages
SKU # IDC18161595

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IDC PlanScape: Infrastructure Architecture


This IDC PlanScape details the importance of infrastructure architecture."Most of the time, when people think about infrastructure, they just see boxes and lines; in its simplest form, that is a true depiction, but infrastructure needs to be the dial tone of the organization," says Janice Buchanan, adjunct research advisor for IDC's IT Executive Programs (IEP). "You need to know that you can pick up the receiver, and the dial tone will be there, no matter how sophisticated the technology or the delivery model. The organization needs to know that it can count on it to be there. A well-defined and maintained infrastructure architecture brings that piece of mind."

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Table of Contents

12 Pages
IDC PlanScape Figure
Executive Summary
Why Is Infrastructure Architecture Important?
What Is Infrastructure Architecture?
Who Are the Key Stakeholders?
How Can My Organization Take Advantage of Infrastructure Architecture?
Characteristics of the Target Architecture
Innovation
Reusability
Replaceability
Purpose
Getting Started
Define the Service Influence and Control That the Infrastructure Architecture Needs to Enable
Determine the Standards or Reference Points for the Infrastructure Architecture
Form an Infrastructure Architecture and a Strategy Program
Assess the Inventory
Focus on Measurement and KPIs
Formulate the Infrastructure Architecture
Socialize the Process and Results
Prioritize Next Steps
Implement
Advice for Technology Buyers
Related Research

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