What is IT infrastructure, and what are the stages and drivers of IT infrastructure evolution? • Define IT infrastructure from both a technology and a services perspective. • List each of the eras in...

What is IT infrastructure, and what are the

stages and drivers of IT infrastructure

evolution?

• Define IT infrastructure from both a technology and a services perspective.

• List each of the eras in IT infrastructure evolution and describe its distinguishing

characteristics.

• Define and describe the following: web

server, application server, multitiered client/server architecture.

• Describe Moore’s Law and the Law of Mass

Digital Storage.

• Describe how network economics, declining

communications costs, and technology standards affect IT infrastructure.