Technology is not only transforming the means/methods by which businesses interact between customers, but how organizations are structured to support business driven outcomes. But what really is Technology infrastructure architecture? Technology infrastructure architecture helps address the kind of technology used to provide/implement solutions to support information systems within the business architectures. It also provides the underlying foundation to support the organizations information strategies.
“IT infrastructure is defined as the collection of hardware, software, network systems, facilities, and frameworks that enable IT services delivery to different business units and help maintain its digital presence.” – Chiradeep Basumallick
At its basic building blocks, technology infrastructure consists of hardware, software, and networks to support business goals. Each of these blocks are linked in a manner that creates a unique system that defines that organization’s identity. The hardware will house the software, which support the applications and the network will link all the various components/IoT devices to support the entirety of the technology infrastructure architecture. Hardware like routers, serves, data centers, computers/workstations create the physical business structure to support business activities. Software such as operating systems, applications, in0house built apps and so on, provide the interface to develop and implement business capabilities. The network as stated, will use both hardware and software components to manage and provide a system of connections to define the business environment. All three are needed to support the Technology infrastructure architecture. There are many combinations and types of technology infrastructures that exist, design uniquely to support business goals, such as cloud-based architecture, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), traditional and many more.
The top strategic technology trends for 2022 focus on three themes: accelerating growth, sculpting change, and engineering trust. In the end, the real goal to understand with any organizations is the desire to achieve technology that supports business agility, maximize value and deliver cost-efficient growth. Leveraging these trends and technologies builds on and reinforce one another to support business priorities.
Seven Best Practices to support Technology Infrastructure Architecture, according to Basumallick:
- Benchmark your current and projected level of digital maturity
- Find labor arbitrage opportunities through managed IT services
- Explore how AIOps could streamline IT infrastructure management
- Clarify ownership of resources, assets, and processes between the business and IT teams
- Outline a cloud-first roadmap
- Protect your IT supply chain from security vulnerabilities and attacks
- Invest in backup and disaster recovery infrastructure
Resources:
Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2022. (2021, October 18). Gartner. Retrieved June 24, 2023, from https://www.gartner.com/document/4006913?ref=d-linkShare
What Is IT Infrastructure? Definition, Building Blocks, and Selection Best Practices – Spiceworks. (2022, February 10). Spiceworks. https://www.spiceworks.com/tech/it-strategy/articles/what-is-it-infrastructure/