Definition

solution stack

Part of the Software development glossary:

A solution stack is an ordered collection of software that makes it possible to complete a particular task.

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There are a lot of different types of solution stacks. Here are a few examples:

A server stack includes the software required for basic server functioning.
A Web stack includes the software required for Web app development.
An application stack includes all the application programs required to perform a given task.
A software stack includes the software required for a given task. (Software stacks include infrastructure software, rather than just applications.)
A storage stack is a type of software stack that includes servers, networking components and server virtualization components.
A virtualization stack is the collection of resources that, along with the hypervisor, make up the Microsoft Hyper-V environment.

This was last updated in July 2012

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