Definition
       E-business infrastructure: The architecture of hardware, software, content and data used to 
     deliver e-business services to employees, customers and partners
       infrastructure can also be considered to include the methods for publishing data and 
     documents accessed through e-business applications
     A key decision with managing this infrastructure is which elements are located within the 
     company and which are managed externally as third-party managed applications, data servers 
     and networks
                             E-business infrastructure components
     Internet technology
       The Internet refers to the physical network that links computers across the globe. It consists of 
     the infrastructure of network servers and communication links between them that are used to 
     hold and transport information between the client computers and web servers
       Client/server : The client/server architecture consists of client computers, such as PCs, sharing 
     resources such as a database stored on a more powerful server computer.
                                 Internet service provider (ISP) A 
                                 provider providing home or 
                                 business users with a connection 
                                 to access the Internet. They can 
                                 also host web-based applications.
                                 Backbones High-speed 
                                 communications links used to 
                                 enable Internet communications 
                                 across a country and internationally.
    Physical and network infrastructure components of the Internet
     Hosting of web sites and e-
     business services
       Hosting provider : A service provider that manages the server used to host an organization web 
     site and its connection to the Internet backbones.
       For example: Rackspace describe itself as ‘Europe’s fastest growing hosting company