Solution Stack

What Does Solution Stack Mean?

A solution stack is a set of different programs or application software that are bundled together in order to produce a desired result or solution. This may refer to any collection of unrelated applications taken from various subcomponents working in sequence to present a reliable and fully functioning software solution. Many computer companies like Microsoft and Linux provide different solution stacks to clients.

A solution stack may also be called a solution suite.

Techopedia Explains Solution Stack

There are different types of solution stacks to choose from:

• Web Stack: This includes the software needed for Web application development
• Software or Application Stack: This includes various software and applications needed for doing specific tasks, as well as infrastructure software
• Virtualization Stack: This includes programs that specialize in managing virtual machines
• Server Stack: This includes programs and applications needed for basic server setup and maintenance
• Storage Stack: This includes server virtualization and networking components

Microsoft and Linux have compiled their own versions of solution stacks:

Microsoft has the following combinations:

• WISA: Windows Operating System, Internet Information Services, SQL Server and ASP.NET
• WINS: Windows Operating System, Internet Information Services, .Net Programming Language, SQL Server
• WIMP: Windows Operating System, Internet Information Services, MySQL Server and PHP
• WAMP: Windows Operating System, Apache web server, MySQL Server, PHP/Perl/Python programming languages

Linux has the following:

• LAMP: Linux Operating System, Apache, MySQL, Perl/PHP/Python
• LYME: Linux Operating System, Yaws, Mnesia, Erlang
• LYCE: Linux Operating System, Yaws, CouchD, Erlang