IT infrastructure is the setup and installation of a facility’s hardware, software, and network required for a business to operate.
Today, many companies are moving their IT infrastructure to the cloud with IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-service) or PaaS (Platform as a Service). See our PaaS page for further information.
IT infrastructure components
IT infrastructure consists of many or all of the following components.
Hardware
- Cooling
- Computers
- Data center
- Firewall
- Routers
- Servers
- Switches
- Wiring
Software
- Business applications
- CRM
- ERP
- Operating systems
People
- Administrators
- Developers
- Staff or other end-users
Business terms, IT, Network terms
Related information
- List of IT infrastructure companies and links.