Chapter 1 : Business Driven Technology

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The technology which is in line with the rapidly growing development indirectly also help entrepreneurs in double the value business return run by them. In the past businessman used to make a business through a dove, make a campfire or using a large ships to sell merchandise back then. They have to bear time,money and energy losses. Fortunately Tim Berners Lee,the internet founder had succeeded in created World Wide Web in 1989. This has opened up vast opportunities especially to these entrepreneurs to expand their businesses. Then, all kind of electronic devices emerged in order to make life easier such as telephone, computer, fax machine and others. Nevertheless, there are two main terms used in this scope of area, specifically Information Technology (IT) and Management Information Systems (MIS). Normally people do know the meaning of Information Technology (IT) itself but not for the Management Information Systems (MIS).

Information of Technology

Information Technology (IT) is a field concerned with the use of technology in managing and processing information. It's covering many field that deal with the use of electronic computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit and retrieve information securely. Hence, it can be an important enabler of business success and and innovation. It is not useful unless the right people know how to use and manage it effectively. It either can be harmful or vice verse.

Management Information Systems (MIS) is a business function just as marketing, finance, operations and human resources. It is a general name for the business function and academic discipline covering the application of people, technologies and procedures-collectively called information systems to solve business problems. Organizations must manage information properly. Therefore, an organization must determine what information it requires, acquire that information, organize the information in a meaningful style, assure the information's quality, provide software tools so that employees throughout the organization can access the information they require. There are three important element of Management Information System (MIS) which is data,information and business intelligence, IT resources, and IT cultures. Data is a raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event. Information is a data converted into a meaningful and useful context. Information from sales events could include best-selling item, worst-selling item, best customer and worst customer. Business intelligence is a applications and technologies that are used to gather, provide access to, and analyze data and information to support decision-making efforts. People, information, and information technology are the three key of IT resources.

In my own opinion, i strongly agree with the use of these electronic devices in business. It's help in reducing costs of money, time and energy. It's also help in improving productivity and generating economic growth. I do like with the idea adopting the use of Information Technology (IT) in business organizations in helping achieve their goals. The higher level of adopting the IT, the more advanced and high competitiveness the organizations are.