Provisioning is the process of creating and setting up IT infrastructure, and includes the steps required to manage user and system access to various resources. Provisioning is an early stage in the deployment of servers, applications, network components, storage, edge devices, and more.
Provisioning is not the same thing as configuration management, but they are both steps in the deployment process. Once a system has been provisioned, the next step is to configure the system and maintain it consistently over time.
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