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Certified Enterprise Architect Professional (CEAP) - Module 11: Infrastructure Architecture

Infrastructure Architecture:

Infrastructure architecture is a domain of enterprise architecture that focuses on the technical systems and infrastructure that support a business's goals and objectives.

Your infrastructure architecture refers to the computers, networks, switches, routers, servers, and everything else that your company uses to get things done.

Infrastructure architecture includes:

Physical and virtual resources: Hardware like servers, storage devices, and network components, as well as software for managing and monitoring these systems

Common data and business principles: Shared data and common business principles and standards 

Infrastructure applications: Applications that provide common services, such as web services 

Infrastructure Service:

  • Platform as Service (ex: Cloud)
  • IT service management tools (ex: ServiceNow)

The goal of infrastructure architecture is to ensure that IT services are delivered reliably, efficiently, and securely. 

The Infrastructure Architect conducts critical evaluation and selection of software and hardware components of infrastructure. He/She assesses infrastructure and environment needs and recommends architecture solutions.

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