4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the inherent constraints for the candidate industry type comprise a turnaround speed requirement, wherein the turnaround speed requirement defines how quickly a request for data must be returned for that candidate industry type.
1. A computer-implemented method of creating a physical information environment for a specific industry type, the computer-implemented method comprising: selecting a candidate industry type to describe a customer's operations, wherein the candidate industry type has specific information environment requirements; selecting a set of information environment components that is specific to the candidate industry type; identifying inherent constraints on the set of information environment components, wherein the inherent constraints are for the candidate industry type and the set of information environment components; a processor recursively optimizing the set of information environment components to create a set of optimized information environment components that meets the inherent constraints and key performance indicators (KPIs) of the candidate industry type; defining a hierarchy of KPIs for the candidate industry type; the processor predicting access patterns to the optimized information environment components based on the hierarchy of KPIs of the candidate industry type, wherein higher ranked KPIs take precedence over relatively lower ranked KPIs in determining access priorities for accessing components in the set of optimized information environment components; and constructing and deploying a physical information environment that comprises the set of optimized information environment components.