When I.T. Enables
As a business owner with lots to do, when you are productive and your staff are productive, you are in the best place to be successful.
Information Technology (IT) has brought about significant improvements in business operations and Cloud is the latest opportunity for you to benefit from.
IT has brought the world closer together, by being able to share information quickly and efficiently. The world has become a global village with the help of information technology. Global markets are less separated by distance, language or lack of information.
Efficient IT business processes streamline business to make them extremely cost effective money making machines. This in turn increases productivity which ultimately gives rise to profits that means better pay and less strenuous working conditions.
IT has also made it possible for businesses to be open 24 x7 all over the globe. A business can be open anytime anywhere, making purchases from different countries easier and more convenient. It also means that you can have your goods delivered right to your doorstep with having to move a single muscle.
Business is competitive and IT is a useful enabler to differentiate and gain advantage. However, you need to consider carefully how you invest and in what you persue. Own or Lease, Build or Buy can often be the difference between getting what you need to get ahead or purchasing a ticket to a long journey to nowhere. What has been proven is that companies who partner with trusted Information Service Providers do create value synergies for both companies. Going it alone can be a highly risky strategy.
IT can enhance organizational learning and improve the performance of knowledge workers in customer, supplier and partner organizations; add information value to existing products and services; create new information-based products and services.
IT can also help attract and retain top talent; increase satisfaction, engagement and loyalty; create a culture of involvement, motivation, trust and shared purpose. Externally, can help attract and retain high quality customers, suppliers, partners and investors; increase external stakeholders' satisfaction, engagement and loyalty.
