IT Infrastructure Report: Components, Cloud, Security, and Management

This report delves into the core components of IT infrastructure, including servers, switches, firewalls, and routers, alongside the role of an IT infrastructure manager. It explores the benefits of cloud computing, such as dynamic scaling and its impact on organizations, as well as the advantages of virtualization and cloud solutions. The report also addresses the security concerns associated with cloud computing, including data loss, denial-of-service attacks, and threats to data integrity and confidentiality. Furthermore, the report provides insights into cost-effective solutions, better disaster recovery, and improved testing environments. The report uses references to support the information.

IT infrastructure
components
The components of IT
infrastructure are servers,
switches, firewalls, routers
and infrastructure software.
IT infrastructure
solutions
• Cost effective solution
•Offers better disaster recovery
•Better testing environment
•Offers better flexibility towards
the organization
Dynamic scaling with
cloud computing
Dynamic scalability offers better
scalability towards the organization.
In addition to this it also offers better
infrastructure towards the
organization.
Security issues with
Cloud
•Loss of data
•Loss of control over IT services
•Denial of service attacks
•Integrity and confidentiality gets
threatened
•Chances of data hacking
Role and responsibility
of an IT infrastructure
manager
The role of an IT infrastructure includes
proper management of staff, having
proper control over vendor
management , setting proper standards
and procedures that will help in
achieving the goal of the organization.
References
Ali, M., Khan, S.U. and Vasilakos, A.V., 2015. Security in cloud
computing: Opportunities and challenges. Information
sciences, 305, pp.357-383.
Villamizar, M., Garces, O., Ochoa, L., Castro, H., Salamanca,
L., Verano, M., Casallas, R., Gil, S., Valencia, C., Zambrano, A.
and Lang, M., 2016, May. Infrastructure cost comparison of
running web applications in the cloud using AWS lambda and
monolithic and microservice architectures. In 2016 16th
IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and
Grid Computing (CCGrid) (pp. 179-182). IEEE.