# Overview

This GitBook serves as a technical guide to the Axilon platform—its [architecture](https://docs.axilon.com/devops-desktop/resilience/architecture), [networking requirements](https://docs.axilon.com/devops-desktop/resilience/networking), [cybersecurity posture](https://docs.axilon.com/devops-desktop/resilience/cyber-resilience), [deployment options](https://docs.axilon.com/devops-desktop/resilience/deployment), and [operating instructions](https://docs.axilon.com/devops-desktop/resilience/operations).

The purpose of this GitBook is to explain the *what* and the *how* of Axilon: what the platform is composed of, and how it works. For more information on the *why—*the value propositions, use cases, etc.—please visit the [Axilon homepage](https://www.axilon.com).

This introductory section has two parts. First, we propose a framework for conceptualizing industrial software infrastructure, broken down into three layers. This framework is detailed in the first section: [Introduction to Industrial Software Infrastructure](https://docs.axilon.com/readme/introduction-to-industrial-software-infrastructure). Second, we apply this framework to Axilon and describe how Axilon interacts with each of these three layers ([Axilon at a High Level](https://docs.axilon.com/readme/axilon-at-a-high-level)).