1. Introduction to the Infrastructure Planning and Design Series

Planning the next generation of technical infrastructure for corporations is a complex and daunting task. If done well, the Information Technology (IT) group’s capabilities are well aligned with the business and will be a strategic asset for the company. If done poorly, IT can be a barrier to the agility of the organization.

The success of any infrastructure is measured in how well the infrastructure choices that are made match the objectives of the business. Although there are often hundreds or even thousands of pages of product documentation available, historically it has been very difficult to find guidance on how to appropriately plan the core infrastructure for an organization. ...

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