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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- 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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