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Software as Infrastructure Greg Laudeman Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute 706-271-5521 greg.laudeman@innovate.gatech.edu Outline The concept of software as infrastructure Issues with software as infrastructure How software infrastructure can benefit communities Financing software infrastructure The concept of software as infrastructure Infrastructure: that which you do not notice until it breaks Characteristics One function, many uses Quasi-public Non-rival, non-excludable, non-tradable, non-market (natural monopoly), but essential Fixed and tangible Large up-front investment Increases with capacity Immediate, quantifiable benefits Deteriorates with use On-going maintenance Limited lifespan Financing infrastructure Public debt financing (bonds) Based on fiscal capacity to repay Based on future revenue from taxes and fees Which are enhanced by infrastructure Multi-level: Federal to state to local Tax revenue General funds, special funds Equity for quasi-private IT hardware infrastructure Electro-mechanical equipment that makes for acquiring, transmitting, storing, processing, and displaying data Computers (laptops, desktops, servers) Networks (links and nodes) Intelligent devices Input devices (cameras, sensors, etc.) Software Coded programs that tell hardware how to acquire, transmit, store, process, and display data, and those data Applications and services Code, commands, queries, scripts, etc. Data Application Service Code/configuration variables Connectivity/access Usability Cost Build/buy Customize and maintain Learn, train, support Complexity All of the above Application Economies of scale and scope Usefulness Linkage to organizational/personal Goals and objectives Activities and tasks Circumstance Data accessibility and quality Culture and leadership Information: that which reduces uncertainty Information (and communication) General functions Transactions Decisions Coordination Sources of value Cost control via automation Revenue increase via impr