Trends in Business Information Technology
Trends in Business Information Technology
Trends in Business Information Technology
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Consumerization of IT<br />
• “Consumerization is the grow<strong>in</strong>g tendency for new <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
technology to emerge first <strong>in</strong> the consumer market and then<br />
spread <strong>in</strong>to bus<strong>in</strong>ess and government organizations.”<br />
• Consumerization of IT “refers to the use of personal consumer<br />
electronics at work -- like iPhones and tablet PCs – [and] also<br />
onl<strong>in</strong>e services, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g onl<strong>in</strong>e data storage, Web-based email<br />
services ("web mail"), and social media or social network<strong>in</strong>g<br />
sites like Facebook and Twitter.”<br />
• More companies around the world are provid<strong>in</strong>g support for<br />
personal devices.<br />
• There are security risks, however.
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