IT Infrastructure: Components, Cloud Computing, and Dynamic Scaling

This report provides a comprehensive overview of IT infrastructure, focusing on its key components, cloud computing, and related security concerns. It identifies the core elements of IT infrastructure, including hardware, operating systems, and networking platforms. The report delves into the benefits of virtualization and cloud computing, highlighting their role in enhancing flexibility and resource allocation within organizations. It also explores dynamic scaling of applications, demonstrating how cloud computing supports on-demand resource access. Furthermore, the report examines the security challenges associated with cloud computing, such as denial-of-service attacks, data loss, and employee negligence. Finally, the report highlights the role and responsibilities of an IT infrastructure manager, emphasizing their importance in planning, monitoring, and organizing activities within the organization. References are provided to support the findings and analysis presented in the report.

IT infrastructure components
The main components associated with IT
infrastructure are computer hardware platforms,
operating system platforms, internet platforms
and networking and telecommunication
platforms.
Use of virtualization and
cloud computing
The main reason behind
virtualization in cloud computing
is that it offers better flexibility
towards the organization.
•Helps in allocating the
resources effectively and will
help in performing the functions
within the organization.
•This provides remote access and
also ensures rapid scalability.
•Moreover it also offers pay as
you go architecture.
Dynamic scaling of
application
Dynamic scaling helps in
providing powerful computing
model this helps user to access
the resources on demand. This
also offers better s scalability
towards the IT infrastructure of
the organization.
Security issues with Cloud in IT
infrastructure
Role of IT infrastructure
manager
The major responsibility is to hav
better expectations, planning an
monitoring. The infrastructure
manager helps in organizing all th
activities within the organization
•Denial of service attacks
•Employee negligence
•Data loss
•System vulnerabilities
•Phishing and other malicious attacks
References
Almorsy, M., Grundy, J. and Müller, I., 2016. An analysis o
the cloud computing security problem. arXiv preprint
arXiv:1609.01107.
Chen, Z., Xu, G., Mahalingam, V., Ge, L., Nguyen, J., Yu, W. and Lu,
C., 2016. A cloud computing based network monitoring and
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