Economic efficiency of IT infrastructure engineering optimization in commercial companies
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Ivan Otkidach
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This article examines the economic efficiency of engineering optimization of IT infrastructure in commercial companies. It analyzes the impact of technical solutions on operating costs, service availability, computing resource utilization, and losses associated with infrastructure failures and downtime. Modern optimization methods are considered, including virtualization, rightsizing, autoscaling, Infrastructure as Code, observability, and Site Reliability Engineering. Particular attention is given to current approaches such as FinOps, AIOps, platform engineering, and intelligent energy management. The role of engineering solutions in improving business process resilience and achieving an economically justified balance between infrastructure costs, performance, and service reliability is also examined.
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