6310 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities

This subcategory includes:

• cloud computing services (except software publishing and computer systems design), whether or not in combination with infrastructure provision
• provision of data processing services and related activities:
• complete processing services of data supplied by clients
• generation of specialised reports from data supplied by clients
• blockchain / distributed ledger technology (DLT) data processing services
• provision of data entry services
• database running services
• digitalisation of files (for further processing of data)

This subcategory includes:

• provision of the infrastructure to host a customer's website and related files in a location that provides fast, reliable connection to the Internet, which may be:
• limited to storage on a single server, in either shared or dedicated capacity, without the service provider managing or integrating software applications (Software hosted on the server is the client's responsibility and service level guarantees are standardised and limited in scope)
• a bundled service package that consists of the hosting and management of the website and related applications An important characteristic of this service is the promise of a secure and reliable site and Internet connections that can be quickly scaled to accommodate variations in traffic use. Frequently, consulting, customisation and systems integration are part of the package. Applications are frequently e-commerce related and enable on-line storefronts, shopping carts and catalogues with advanced and complex features such as order processing, fulfilment, procurement, invoicing, transaction processing, customer relational management and back-end database and data warehouse integration and migration services.

This subcategory includes:

• provision of computing infrastructure, including cloud infrastructure and platform provision (IaaS, PaaS)
• collocation services, i.e. the provision of rack space within a secured facility for the placement of servers and enterprise platforms. The service includes the space for the client's hardware and software, connection to the Internet or other communication networks, and routine monitoring of servers. Clients are responsible for the management of the operating system, hardware, and software.
• data storage services, i.e. managing or administrating the storage and back-up management of data such as remote back-up services, storage, or hierarchical storage management (migration)
• data management services, i.e. on-going management and administration of data as an organisational resource (Services may include performing data modelling, data mobilisation, data mapping/rationalisation, data mining and system architecture.)
• other IT hosting or infrastructure provisioning services such as hosting client's application, processing client's data and computer time-share

This subcategory excludes:

• video streaming and downloads service activities, not associated with its publishing, see 60.20.40