IT Business Trends
By Austin Peter 1054480
Since the 1990s many processes that were previously manual became automated. Releasing Windows 93, Microsoft enabled its users to process data faster than ever, increasing the efficiency of the business sphere, once the training had been completed.
Having a personal computer in the late 1990s and early 2000s meant that work could be done at home or at the office, and eventually into the 21st century, anywhere that the user saw fit. The adoption of notebooks and tablets as opposed to traditional desktop computers has pushed the accessibility and mobility factor to a maximum.
The internet catalyzed the advances in technology as knowledge is now shared in an instant. The term “Google it” became a popular way of finding out the truth without having to pay for the consultation of an apparent professional on menial matters such as the new specifications on Microsoft’s new tablet. Data processing became the pinnacle of modern information systems once we realized that there’s more to an information system than Spell-check and PowerPoint. Devices now can predict future events using retrospective reasoning.
Analysis of data allows introspective improvement based on prior performance, tactics and the results thereof. Take opening a bank account for an example, for what once took hours now takes a matter of minutes, thanks to the internet and the automation of previously manual processes. Payroll and Clock-in systems, enhanced by biometrics, are examples of automated processes that eliminate redundant positions in firm, lowering cost and increasing efficiency.
Businesses enjoy the safety of their information systems, in that security of the digital sphere has become an industry on its own. Spyware and code manipulation has also developed as the technology it manipulated did. Use of antivirus and anti-spyware over time ensures that our information is safe, all the time.
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Computer History Museum | Timeline of Computer History : Year 1985 Entries
Top 10 Business Trends That Will Drive Success In 2015 — Forbes
Computer History Museum | Timeline of Computer History : Year 1993 Entries
