What is Information ?

What is the difference

between IT and IS ?
 • Information Technology can be
defined as a collection of computer
hardware, software, databases,
networking, and
telecommunication devices that
helps the organization to manage
the business processes more
What is IT ? effectively and efficiently.
• Or in simple terms, one may say,
any technological device that helps
the organization in managing its
processes more effectively and
efficiently qualifies to be part of IT.
Digital / Information Economy ?
 • Infobesity : Information overload
• Globalization : Global communication and
collaboration, global customers, suppliers
Key and partners.
characteristics • Digitization : Music, books, pictures, movies
of the etc., are getting digitized for fast and
inexpensive distribution.
current(digital)
• E-Business: The use of electronic
economy technologies to transact business
• Innovations : At a rapid pace.
• Obsolescence : At a high rate
Business Pressures, Organizational Responses and the Role of IT
Digital Enterprise
Digital Enterprise is a new business
model that uses IT in a fundamental
way to accomplish one or more of
three basic objectives :
• Reach and engage customers
more effectively
• Boost employee productivity
• Improve operating efficiency
IT Success
Story