Introduction to Digital Products and Instances Digital Products are central to the IT4IT framework, which provides a comprehensive standard for managing the digital lifecycle of products. According to the IT4IT Standard, a Digital Product encompasses all the resources (both IT and non-IT) required to deliver a specific service or function. This includes software, hardware, services, and the associated lifecycle management processes. A Digital Product Instance, on the other hand, refers to a specific instantiation of a Digital Product as defined by a service offer. [...]

Increasingly, IT is becoming an integral part of the business rather than merely supporting it. In some cases, IT has even changed businesses. Global online Platforms are rapidly taking over the end-user interaction from those companies that provide the sold products or services, thus drastically changing the way the providers conduct their business. Most enterprises have moved a significant portion of their homegrown solutions to the public cloud or replaced them with Software as a Service (SAAS) solutions. Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence [...]