Traditional Infrastructure typically includes [insert stack items: server, switches, etc]. This hardware is expensive and bulky, taking up large amounts of power and labor. Servers, networking, and storage each have to be managed by their own experts. The setups are not easily scalable – building out additional VMs as the company grew was a complex task as servers, networking and storage had to all work together stalling the company’s ability to conquer new ventures. If the company was planning to grow they would have to forecast the amount of server and storage they would need for the next 3-5 years.