Environment

1. Coming soon. (Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute) 2. A collection of hardware, software, network communications and procedures that work together to provide a discrete type of computer service. There may be one or more environments on a physical platform, e.g., test, production. An environment has unique features and characteristics that dictate how they are administered in similar, yet diverse manners. (Source: OGC, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v3)