dedicated hardware devices and into software. This allows specific func- tions that required hardware devices in the past to operate on standard servers (1, n.d.). This chapter explores the distributed cloud infrastructure needed to operate the VNFs, and implement an end-to-end network function, specifically an infrastructure capable of running net- work workloads. The infrastructure is generically referred to as network functions virtualization infrastructure (NFVI). NFV seeks to provide economies of scale, thus NVFI is grounded in widely available and low-unit-cost, standardized computing components. This is critical for service provid- ers to remain competitive by keeping infrastructure overhead costs to a minimum. Integrating NFVI with existing capabilities allows businesses to bring new products and services to market faster than ever before. This additional agility and flexibility is an enormous competitive advantage over traditional, siloed, enterprises. An example of this new paradigm is a software-defined offering like AT&T's Network on Demand (NOD) solution. Where a customer previously had to phone in and request changes, with NOD they are given the flexibility to change their services on demand. Early cloud implementations were disparate, implemented primarily to accommodate differing client needs. Building, managing, and maintaining multiple cloud platforms and solutions is costly and cumbersome, thus, a strong industry trend has begun to consolidate cloud platforms into a single, common cloud platform that can provide all the compute needs of both internal and external customers. This then begs the question-can the same platform be adapted to perform the functions needed by NFVI? This was the approach that AT&T took with the creation of the AT&T Integrated Cloud (AIC), a cloud capable of performing network workloads and having a unified management plane. AIC is AT&T's globally distributed cloud platform that comprises a single, integrated codebase, used to support both enterprise and network workload