Sunday 11 March 2012

When and where to invest in IT

Many companies struggle in deciding exactly when and where to invest in new information technology, according to an article on the BBC technology website. With so many options, choosing the right innovation in business IT can mean an expensive gamble. The article first considers the warning signs of when the business is really crying out for a ‘technology facelift’ such as ‘Users whose jobs depend on the technology in question have to find ways "around", or ways to "augment" the system in order to do their jobs.’ Once a need is obvious however, there are also warnings against subscribing to the first thing available. Online business manager, Kate Gerry, interviewed for the article, warns against 'Shiny Object Syndrome' where particularly small businesses want to "just get the newest gadget or technology out on the market". For case studies on how some companies have taken the technology leap read the full article at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17224517

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