Analysis of IT Infrastructure Components and Cloud Computing Systems

This report delves into the essential components of IT infrastructure, encompassing hardware, software, and networking elements. It examines the role of virtualization and cloud computing, detailing their benefits in terms of scalability and efficiency. The report also explores the responsibilities of IT infrastructure managers, outlining their roles in planning, directing, and managing IT teams. Furthermore, it addresses critical security issues associated with cloud computing, such as data breaches, malware injection, and denial-of-service attacks, providing insights into potential vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies. The document draws on the cited works to support its findings, providing a comprehensive overview of IT infrastructure and its associated challenges and opportunities.

IT INFRASTRUCTURE
COMPONENTS FOR BUILDING IT INFRASTRUCTURE
Any ideal IT infrastructure majorly includes the
following components:
• Internet platforms
• Computer hardware platforms
• Data management and storage
• Networking and telecommunications platforms
• Enterprise and any other software applications
• Operating system platforms
• Consulting and the system integration services
USE OF VIRTUALISATION AND CLOUD COMPUTING
• The virtualization in the cloud computing is the creation of the virtual platform
of the server operating system and the storage devices
• It would help any user with the offering the multiple machines simultaneously
and it also permits the sharing the single physical instance of the resource or
any application to the several users.
• The cloud virtualization also manages the workload by the transformation of
the conventional computing and creating the increasingly scalable, efficient
and economical (Han et al. 2015).
• The virtualization in the cloud computing swiftly integrates the basic methods
of the computing.
• Types of virtualization are the Server Virtualization, Operating
System Virtualization, Storage Virtualization, and the Hardware Virtualization
DYNAMIC SCALING OF APPLICATIONS
SECURITY ISSUES OF CLOUD COMPUTING
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF IT
INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER
Conclusion
• Virtualization help any user with the offering the multiple machines
simultaneously and it also permits the sharing the single physical
instance of the resource or any application to the several users.
• Malware injection: The malware injection are the codes or the scripts
that are embedded within the cloud services and acts as the valid
instances and executes as the SaaS in the cloud servers.
• The DoS attacks are executed for directing significant traffic in the
network of the organization and damage the proper working.
• The planning, directing and the designing of the IT infrastructure is
majorly executed by the manager with the management of the IT
team that is responsible for the management of the infrastructure.
Works Cited
• Hashizume, K., Rosado, D.G., Fernández-Medina, E.
and Fernandez, E.B., 2013. An analysis of security
issues for cloud computing. Journal of internet
services and applications, 4(1), p.5.
• Han, B., Gopalakrishnan, V., Ji, L. and Lee, S., 2015.
Network function virtualization: Challenges and
opportunities for innovations. IEEE Communications
Magazine, 53(2), pp.90-97.
• Data breaches: The organization faces this threat due to the improper
security protocols.
• Insider threat: Any attack originating from within the organization could
damage the cloud infrastructure of the organization significantly.
• Malware injection: The malware injection are the codes or the scripts that
are embedded within the cloud services and acts as the valid instances
and executes as the SaaS in the cloud servers (Hashizume et al. 2013).
• Denial of service attacks: The DoS attacks are executed for directing
significant traffic in the network of the organization and damage the proper
working.
• Mutual vulnerabilities: The vulnerabilities created from the end of both the
client and the services provider.
• Data loss: The data on the cloud storage could be lost due to the malicious
attacks, natural disaster or any data wipe by the service provider.
• IT infrastructure managers are solely responsible
for the monitoring of the technical and the
managerial aspects of the IT department of the
organization. The individuals could be employed
by a kind of organization such that the
organization comprises of the IT department.
• The planning, directing and the designing of the
IT infrastructure is majorly executed by the
manager with the management of the IT team
that is responsible for the management of the
infrastructure.