Future role of CIO
As game-changing technologies transform every business process, they also give us the ability to create new products and services that were impossible just a few years ago. Therefore, the future…
Case Study: Information Systems and Information Technology at Zara
A case study for Information Systems at Zara. Zara is by far the largest, most profitable and most internationalized fashion retail chain. Zara’s success is based on a business system…
Challenges faced when updating the functions of Information Systems
The following are some of the challenges when updating the functions of information systems: People Employees resist change to new process methods. A general lack of user acceptance after System…
Evolution of the Internet
Some of the important years in the evolution of Internet are as follows: 1958: The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) was created following an initiative by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.…
Evolution of Information System Function
An information system is a combination of processes, hardware, trained personnel, software, infrastructure and standards that are designed to create, modify, store, manage and distribute information to suggest new business…
Service culture in an Information System function
In Information System departments,customer satisfaction is not always its prime objective as departments are too obsessed with technology. However, infrastructure and basic applications are seen as a service to business…
Main concerns for IS/IT management when outsourcing
This post discusses main concerns for IS/IT management when outsourcing. Outsourcing some or all of a firm’s computer operations, network operations or IT function results in a number of concerns…
Implications for IT/IS Management when exploiting Cloud computing
The IT industry is going through great transformation and cloud computing is helping to deliver business-driven speed and agility and IT readers must ask themselves “Are we, as an organization,…