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Web-Scale IT
Definition - What does Web-Scale IT mean?
Web-scale IT is the approach used for delivering large-scale cloud computing resources and infrastructure within an enterprise IT environment. It includes all measures and practices that allow large, established cloud-based firms to achieve a higher level of service delivery.
Techopedia explains Web-Scale IT
Web-scale IT primarily describes how cloud enterprises such as Google and Amazon Web Services are using a set of IT solutions and services to deliver an enterprise-class, cloud-enabled, Web-scalable IT infrastructure. It calls for designing cloud-based data centers and IT Infrastructures that offer services beyond scalability to include agility and supreme service levels.
The following are some of the characteristics of Web-scale IT:
- Industrial data centers
- Web-oriented architectures
- Programmable management
- Agile processes
- Collaborative organization processes
- Continuous learning culture
