ITM 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Application Software, Data Management, Mobile Computing
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It infrastructure: set of physical devices and software required to operate enterprise, set of firm wide services including, providing computing services, telecommunications services, data management services, application software services, physical facilities management services. Includes investment in: hardware, software, services, such as consulting, education, and training. Computer hardware platforms: client machines (desktops, laptops, and smart mobile devices, server machines. Server farms: mainframes systems used as giant servers for enterprise networks and corporate. Operating system platforms: microsoft windows dominates the market of client machine software. Ibm (db2): oracle, microsoft (sql server), sybase (adaptive server enterprise), mysql, physical data storage, emc corp (large-scale systems), seagate, maxtor, western digital, storage area networks (sans): connect multiple storage devices on dedicated network. Leading network hardware providers are: software leaders are, cisco, Linux, and: service vendors include, bell canada, primus, and regional carriers, also provide wireless and voice over ip (voip)