Domenica Cresap says the world of IT is constantly growing and evolving; the next decade will surely bring a host of new changes, too.

1. theimportanceof
information
technology

2. InformationTechnology(IT) isn’t
justforcomputernerdsanymore.
Nolongeraretheletters“IT”
associatedwiththecomputer
whizwhoyoureachviayour
employer’shelpdeskwhenyour
computerisactingwonky.

3. Thesedays,“accuratebusiness
planning,effectivemarketing,global
sales,systematicmanagement,real
timemonitoring,instantcustomer
supportandlongtermbusiness
growthcannotbeachievedatthe
optimumlevelwithoutIT,” writes
AbidAfzalButt,aUK-based
researcherandITconsultant.

4. Buttandotherresearchersattestthatwhen
companies“investintechnologyandchoose
thepathofinnovation,” theysetthemselves
uptobemorecompetitiveandhaveagreater
marketshare.“Informationtechnologyisthe
onlytechnologywhichprovidesyouthe
opportunitytoanalyzespecificdataandplan
yourbusinessjourneyaccordingly,” writes
Buttin“TheRoleofInformationTechnology
inBusinessSuccess.”

5. ITislargelyabout
problem-solvingto
achievebusiness
goals,whether
that’smanaging
(andpromoting)
businessgrowthor
utilizingsoftware
entities,cloud
computingorthe
varioustoolsof
modern
communication
thattechnology
affords.

6. But“modern
communication” also
appliestofacilitating
internalcommunication
andprocesseswithina
company.“Itisveryhard
forthetopmanagement
tomanageallthe
resourcesmanually,”
writesButt.So,IT
resourcesbolsterthe
effortsofhuman
resources,financialand
employeeservicesand
othertangiblefunctions
thatkeeporganizations
runningsmoothly.

7. Theemergingtrendspredictafuturewhere
ITwillcontinueweavingitswayintothe
fabricofourincreasinglyplugged-inand
virtually-computingworld.Whilethoseofus
whoworkdirectlywithITdepartmentscan
seethesetrendsandchangesupcloseand
personal,theconsumerizationofITwill
encouragemoretechnologiestobewidely
adopted.

8. TheworldofITisconstantly
growingandevolving; thenext
decadewillsurelybringahost
ofnewchanges,too.
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