An information technology infrastructure is at the core of any forward thinking business or organisation, with many technology infrastructure solutions now incorporating advanced systems management and the information technology infrastructure library – known as the ITIL framework.
ITIL is an IT management framework based on a set of best practices for IT governance and IT services. It is generally divided into two main areas, IT service support and service delivery.
More and more information technology systems are also being built on SOA infrastructure; a service oriented approached which harnesses technology infrastructure services and application management in an efficient way.
A SOA architecture packages functionality as interoperable services, software modules provided as a service which can be integrated or used by several organisations.
Overall, technology infrastructure encompasses application development, infrastructure management as well as IT support, and the wider networks used by organisations and their partners. As such, technology infrastructure is an increasingly broad discipline.