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- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- 1 Digital Transformation Disrupts Companies, Competition, and Careers
- Case 1.1 Opening Case: China’s Digitization Expands Business Opportunities and GDP
- Introduction
- 1.1 Doing Business in the On-Demand and Sharing Economies
- Disruptive Digital Business Models
- IT’s Role in the On-Demand and Sharing Economies
- IT Business Objectives
- 1.2 Business Process Improvement and Competition
- What Is a Business Process?
- Improving Business Processes
- Don’t Automate, Obliterate!
- Competition
- 1.3 IT Innovation and Disruption
- Social–Mobile–Analytics–Cloud (SMAC) Model
- Technology Mega Trends
- COVID-19 Accelerates Digital Transformation
- Lessons Learned
- 1.4 IT and You
- On-Demand ‘Gig’ Workers
- IT Adds Value to Your Performance and Career
- Managing and Interpreting Big Data Are High Demand Skills
- Becoming an Informed IT User
- Case 1.2 Business Case: The IoT Comes to Sports
- Case 1.3 Business Case: Retail Digital Transformation in Singapore
- Case 1.4 Video Case: Creating a Digital Vision to Transform a Company and Improve the Customer Experience
- 2 Information Systems, IT Infrastructure, and the Cloud
- Case 2.1 Opening Case: The Amazing Story of Tommy Flowers—Creator of the First Programmable Computer
- Introduction
- 2.1 IS Concepts and Classification
- IT Adds Value
- Six Components of an IS
- Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom
- Types of Information Systems
- Transaction Processing System
- Management Information System
- Decision Support Systems
- Executive Information System
- ISs Exist within Corporate Culture
- 2.2 IT Infrastructure, IT Architecture, and Enterprise Architecture
- Adding Value with an EA
- Measuring EA Success
- EA and Sustainability
- Developing an EA
- EA Must Be Dynamic and Evolving
- 2.3 Data Centers and Cloud Computing
- Data Centers
- Data Virtualization
- Cloud Computing
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Moving Workloads from the Enterprise to the Cloud
- Cloud Services
- Anything-as-a-Service (XaaS) Models
- Selecting a Cloud Vendor
- 2.4 Virtualization and Virtual Machines
- What Is a Virtual Machine?
- Types of Virtualization
- Virtualization Characteristics and Benefits
- Case 2.2. Business Case: BMW Becomes More Competitive with Private and Hybrid Clouds
- Case 2.3 Video Case: Cloud Computing at Coca-Cola Is Changing Everything
- 3 Data Management, Data Warehouses, and Data Governance
- Case 3.1 Opening Case: Asia Capital Reinsurance Leverages Data Analytics Platforms
- Introduction
- 3.1 Data Management
- Database Technologies
- 3.2 Databases
- Centralized Databases
- Distributed Databases
- 3.3 Database Management System (DBMS)
- Elements of a DBMS
- Benefits of a DBMS
- DBMS Vendor Rankings
- 3.4 Data Warehouses and Data Marts
- Moving Data from a Database to a Data Warehouse or a Data Mart
- Building and Using a Data Warehouse
- Real-Time Support from an Active Data Warehouse
- Data Lakes
- 3.5 Data Governance and Master Data Management (MDM)
- Data Governance
- Master Data and Master Data Management (MDM)
- Benefits of Data Governance and Master Data Management
- 3.6 Information Management
- Data Life Cycle and Data Principles
- Harnessing Scattered Data
- Breaking Down Data Silos
- Culture Must Change
- Garbage In, Garbage Out
- The Cost of Dirty Data
- Business Benefits of Information Management
- 3.7 Electronic Document, Record, and Content Management
- Electronic Document Management
- Electronic Document Management Systems
- Electronic Records Management
- Legal Duty to Retain Business Records
- Electronic Records Management Systems
- Enterprise Content Management
- Enterprise Content Management Systems
- Choosing an EDMS, ERMS, or ECMS
- Case 3.2 Business Case: AgriDigital, Australia. Blockchain Supported Insights for Farmers
- 4 Networks, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Edge Computing
- Case 4.1 Opening Case: Sony Builds an IPv6 Network to Fortify Competitive Edge
- Introduction
- 4.1 Network Fundamentals
- Business Functions Supported by Computer Networks
- Types of Networks
- Local Area Network (LAN)
- Wide Area Network (WAN)
- Intranets, Extranets, and Virtual Private Networks
- Transmission Media and Speed
- Network Components
- Circuit Switching vs. Packet Switching
- Network Applications
- 4.2 Wireless Networks and Standards
- Differences Between 4G and 5G Networks
- Advantages and Disadvantages of 5G
- There Is a Growing Need for 5G
- Wireless Network Standards
- Wireless Connectivity
- Wireless Networks Use Different Transmission Media
- Wireless Network Technologies
- 4.3 Mobile Computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Edge Computing
- Mobile Network Drivers
- Benefits of Mobile Computing
- Mobile Technologies
- Examples of NFC Applications and Their Potential Business Value
- The Internet of Things
- Factors Driving IoT
- IoT Architecture
- The Growth of IoT
- Advantages and Disadvantages of IoT
- Edge Computing
- Edge Architecture and Apps
- Industry Applications of Edge Computing
- Choosing Mobile Computing Solutions
- Networks Support Communication, Search, Collaboration, and Relationships
- 4.4 Network Quality of Service
- Net Neutrality
- Quality of Service Models
- Case 4.2 Business Case: Carnival Seeks to Keep Passengers Happier at Sea with IoT, NFC, and Edge Computing
- 5 Data Privacy and Cyber Security
- Case 5.1 Opening Case: Yahoo Is Fined $117.5 Million for Worst Data Hacks in History
- Introduction
- 5.1 Data Privacy Concerns and Regulations
- Confused, Concerned, and Out of Control
- The Privacy Paradox
- Privacy Rights Are Civil Rights
- U.S. Consumer Protection Data Privacy Regulations
- U.S. State-Level Privacy Laws
- European Union’s General Data Protection Rules (GDPR)
- The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
- Public Lack of Understanding
- 5.2 Extent and Cost of Cyberattacks and Cyber Threats
- Intentional Cyber Threats
- Insider Threats and Privilege Misuse
- What Motivates Cybercriminals?
- Unintentional Cyber Threats
- How Much Does a Cyberattack Really Cost an Organization?
- 5.3 Cyberattack Targets and Consequences
- Weak Passwords
- Critical Infrastructure
- Identity Theft
- Shadow IT
- Bring Your Own Device
- Social Media
- 5.4 Defending Against Cyberattacks and Managing Risk
- Cyber Defense Strategies
- Managing Risk
- Securing Systems
- Backup and Recovery
- Business Continuity Planning
- Disaster Recovery Services
- 5.5 Regulatory Controls, Frameworks, and Models
- General Defense Controls
- Application Defense Controls
- Auditing Information Systems
- Government Regulations
- Risk Management and IT Governance Frameworks
- Industry Security Standards
- IT Security Defense-In-Depth Model
- Case 5.2 Business Case: LinkedIn Hack: Lessons Learned and Hidden Dangers
- 6 Business Intelligence, Data Science, and Data Analytics
- Case 6.1 Opening Case: Financial Intelligence Fights Fraud
- Introduction
- 6.1 Business Intelligence and Data Science
- Four Phases of Decision-Making
- Data-Driven Decision-Making with Data Analytics
- Traditional and Modern Business Intelligence (BI)
- Adding Value with Traditional and Modern BI
- Finding and Hiring BI Professionals
- Software to Support BI Professionals
- Data Science
- Adding Value with Data Science
- Building a Data Science Team
- Software to Support the Data Science Team
- 6.2 Big Data and Advanced Data Analytics
- Big Data
- The Four Vs of Big Data
- Big Data Goals and Challenges
- Predictive Data Analytics
- Prescriptive Data Analytics
- 6.3 Descriptive Data Analytics Tools
- Data Mining
- Data Visualization
- Dashboards
- Data Mashups for Actionable Dashboards
- 6.4 Predictive and Prescriptive Data Analytics Methods and Techniques
- Text Mining
- Spatial Data Mining
- Regression Modeling
- Machine Learning
- Case 6.2 Business Case: London Heathrow Airport Launches BI and Machine Learning to Improve Airfield Management, Predict Passenger Flow, and Transform Airport Security
- Case 6.3 Video Case: The Beauty of Data Visualization
- 7 Social Media and Semantic Web Technology
- Case 7.1 Opening Case: The Darkside of Digital Campaigns: Disinformation and Foreign Influence
- Introduction
- 7.1 Web 2.0—Social Web Technologies
- The Constantly Changing Web
- A Platform for Services and Social Interaction
- Emergence of Social Applications, Networks, and Services
- Why Managers Should Understand Web Technology
- Communicating on the Web
- Challenges and Opportunities for Business
- 7.2 Social Web Tools and Applications
- Social Networking Services (SNS)
- E-commerce 2.0 and Social Commerce
- Private Social Networks
- Engaging Consumers with Blogs and Microblogs
- Microblogs
- Consumer Mashups and RSS Technology
- RSS Technology
- Social Metrics and Monitoring Tools
- Enterprise 2.0: Workplace Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
- Leveraging the Power of the Crowd: Crowdsourcing and Crowdfunding
- Social Media Is More Than Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter
- 7.3 Using Search Technology for Business Success
- How Search Engines Work
- How Crawler Search Engines Work
- Why Search Is Important for Business
- Enterprise Search
- Recommendation Engines
- Search Marketing
- Web Search for Business
- Emerging Search Technologies
- 7.4 A Search for Meaning—Web 3.0 and Semantic Technology
- What Is the Semantic Web?
- The Language(s) of Web 3.0
- Semantic Web and Semantic Search
- Semantic Web for Business
- 7.5 Recommendation Engines
- Case 7.2 Recommending Wine to Online Customers
- Case 7.3 Video Case: Power Searching with Google
- 8 Omnichannel Retailing, E-commerce, and Mobile Commerce Technology
- Case 8.1 Opening Case: Amazon Pioneers New In-Store Retail Concept
- Introduction
- 8.1 Omnichannel Retailing
- Keeping Up with Consumer Demands and Behavior
- Digital Connections
- Consumers Still Love to Shop in Stores
- Supply Chain Is More Important Than Ever
- The Omnichannel Retailing Concept
- 8.2 In-Store Retail Technology
- Changes in Consumer Shopping Behavior
- In-Store Retailing Trends
- In-Store Tech Improves Convenience and Enhances the Shopping Experience
- 8.3 E-commerce—Online Retailing
- Types of E-commerce Markets
- Challenges to E-commerce
- E-commerce Business and Strategic Planning
- 8.4 Mobile Commerce
- Mobile Advertising
- Mobile Apps
- Information: Competitive Advantage in Mobile Commerce
- QR Codes in Mobile Marketing
- Mobile Entertainment
- Hotel Services and Travel Go Wireless
- Mobile Social Networking
- 8.5 Mobile Payment and Financial Services
- Mobile Payment Systems
- Mobile Banking and Financial Services
- Short Codes
- Security Issues Questions
- Case 8.2 Business Case: eBay—An E-commerce Pioneer Faces New Challenges
- Case 8.3 Video Case: Searching with Pictures Using Mobile Visual Search
- 9 Functional Business Systems
- Case 9.1 Opening Case: Equifax Data Breach Highlights Need for Regulatory Compliance Changes in Financial Management
- Introduction
- 9.1 Functional and Cross-Functional Business Processes
- Information Systems to Support Functional Business Units
- 9.2 Production and Operations Management Systems
- Inventory Control Systems
- Quality Management Systems (QMS)
- Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems
- Manufacturing Execution Systems
- Transportation Management Systems
- Other POM Technologies
- 9.3 Sales and Marketing Management Systems
- Sales Management Systems
- Marketing Management Systems
- Social Media as a Marketing Management Strategy
- 9.4 Accounting, Finance, and Regulatory Compliance Systems
- Accounting Systems
- Financial Planning and Budgeting Systems
- Regulatory Compliance Systems
- 9.5 Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS)
- Recruitment
- Employee Development
- HR Planning, Control, and Management
- HRIS Move to the Cloud
- Case 9.2 Business Case: MAHLE GmbH Partners with SAP and MHP to Digitalize Its Logistics and Product Development Processes
- Case 9.3 Video Case: Fuze Increases Its Sales and Marketing Success with an Account-Based Marketing System
- 10 Enterprise Systems
- Case 10.1 Opening Case: High-Profile Food Recalls Prompt Walmart to Create a Safer, More Transparent, and More Efficient Global Food Supply Chain
- Introduction
- 10.1 Introduction to Enterprise Systems
- Types of Enterprise Systems
- Integrating Legacy Systems
- 10.2 Enterprise Resource Planning
- Automating ERP
- ERP and the IT Infrastructure
- ERP Implementation Critical Success Factors
- Lessons Learned
- What’s New in ERP Systems?
- Selecting an ERP Vendor, Value-Added Reseller, or Consultant
- 10.3 Supply Chain Management
- Automating the Supply Chain
- Managing the Three Supply Chain Flows
- Electronic Data Interchange in the Order Fulfillment and Logistics Process
- Virtual Collaboration in the Supply Chain
- Achieving a Fully Digitized Supply Chain
- Four Technology Stages of Digital Adoption
- Lessons Learned
- Leading SCM Systems Developers
- 10.4 Customer Relationship Management
- The CRM Process
- Automating CRM
- Customer Acquisition and Retention
- CRM for a Competitive Edge
- Implementing a CRM System
- Lessons Learned
- 10.5 Communicating and Collaborating with Enterprise Knowledge Management Systems, Enterprise Content Management Systems, and Enterprise Social Platforms
- What Is Knowledge Management?
- Koenig’s Three Stages of KM Development
- Automating EKM
- Benefits of EKM System
- Techniques for Managing Knowledge in Group Work
- Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
- Purpose and Benefits of an ECM System
- Using an ECM System
- Enterprise Social Platforms
- Growth in the ESP Market
- Evolution of ESPs
- Case 10.2 Business Case: Lowe’s Integrates Augmented Reality and Robot Assistants into Its SCM and CRM Programs
- Case 10.3 Video Case: P&G—Creating Conversations with Global Consumers
- 11 Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Quantum Computing Technology
- Case 11.1 Opening Case: HSBC Adopts Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence to Fight Money Laundering
- Introduction
- 11.1 How AI Works
- Stages of Artificial Intelligence Development
- Types of Artificial Intelligence Machines
- The Six Branches of Artificial Intelligence
- 11.2 AI Applications in Business and Society
- Adoption of AI Business Applications
- AI Maturity in Organizations
- Current AI Use in Business and Society
- Do All Businesses Need to Invest in AI?
- AI Use in the Public Sector
- Barriers to AI Adoption and Use
- 11.3 AI and Society (Ethics)
- Major Issues of Concern
- Work Automation and Job Loss
- Privacy, Civil Rights, and Government Use of Artificial Intelligence
- Unexpected Results When Bias Creeps into the Learning Process
- 11.4 Robotics
- Types of Robotic Machines
- 11.5 Quantum Computing (QC)
- What Is Quantum Mechanics?
- Quantum Computers
- Challenges in Quantum Computing
- Case 11.2 Business Case: Recommendation Systems Powered by AI—Still Room for Improvement
- 12 IT Strategy, Sourcing, and Strategic Technology Trends
- Case 12.1 Opening Case: San Diego County’s 20-Year Outsourcing Journey
- Introduction
- 12.1 IT Strategy and Competitive Advantage
- Aligning IT Strategy and Business Strategy
- The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)
- Resistance to Business–IT Alignment
- Achieving and Sustaining a Competitive Advantage—Locally and Globally
- Competitive Advantage Tools
- Competing Globally
- IT-Enabled Service-Based Comparative Advantage
- 12.2 IT Strategic Planning, Process, and Tools
- The Five Components of an IT Strategy
- Identifying Value Drivers
- A Reactive Approach to IT Investments Will Fail
- Developing an IT Strategic Plan
- IT Strategic Planning Process and Tools
- Strategic Planning Tools
- 12.3 IT Sourcing Strategies and IT Service Management
- IT Offshoring
- IT Onshoring
- Cloud Services
- IT Service Management
- Levels and Types of IT Services
- Benefits of Using a Structured ITSM Strategy
- The Outsourcing Life Cycle
- Ask for “Proof of Concept” or a Trial Run
- Establishing and Managing IT Vendor Relationships
- Outsourcing Benefits
- Outsourcing Risks and Hidden Costs
- 12.4 Strategic Technology Trends
- Scanning for Strategic Technology Trends
- Case 12.2 Business Case: Optimization with Cloud Management Platform
- 13 Systems Development, IT Service Management and Project, Program and Portfolio Management
- Case 13.1 Opening Case: Keeping Your Project on Track, Knowing When It Is Doomed
- Introduction
- 13.1 Systems Development
- The Systems Development Life Cycle
- 13.2 Systems Development Methodologies
- Waterfall Model
- Object-Oriented Analysis and Design
- Agile Systems Development Methodology
- The DevOps Approach to Systems Development
- Systems Development Tools and Techniques
- Choosing a Systems Methodology or Tool
- 13.3 Project, Program and Portfolio Management (PPPM)
- Project Management
- The Role of the Project Manager
- Program Management
- Portfolio Management
- Putting It All Together
- Why Projects Fail
- The Project Management Office
- PPPM Frameworks
- The Project Triple Constraint
- Five Phases of the Project Management Life Cycle
- 13.4 Initiating, Planning, and Executing Projects
- Phase One: Project Initiating
- Phase Two: Project Planning
- Phase Three: Project Execution
- 13.5 Monitoring/Controlling and Closing Projects
- Phase Four: Project Monitoring and Controlling
- Phase Five: Project Closing
- Achieving a High PMTQ
- Case 13.2 Business Case: DevOps for Agile Innovation in Travel Services
- Case 13.3 Demo Case: Mavenlink Project Management and Planning Software
- 14 IT Ethics and Local and Global Sustainability
- Case 14.1 Opening Case: Royal Bank of Scotland Leverages Technology to Fulfill Its Strategy to Build a More Sustainable Bank
- Introduction
- 14.1 An Introduction to Ethics
- The Three Basic Tenets of Business and IT Ethics
- Code of Ethics
- IT Professionals’ Code of Ethics
- Developing an Ethics and Compliance Program
- Ethics Training in the Workplace
- IT-Related Unethical Behavior
- Discrimination in Social Media Recruiting
- Recruiting Regulations
- Proving Social Media Discrimination
- Protecting Companies and Candidates from Social Media Discrimination
- Providing a Secure and Respectful Workplace
- The Ethical Dilemma of Competing Responsibilities
- 14.2 ICT and Local Sustainability
- The Triple Bottom Line and Sustainable Development
- Profits: “Green IT” Trumps Greenbacks
- People: Preserving Quality of Life
- 14.3 ICT and Global Sustainability
- The Link between ICT and Climate Change
- Climate Change Mitigation
- Formal Climate Change Initiatives and Agreements
- Beyond Climate Change
- ICT and Sustainability in Developing Countries
- Barriers to ICT Acquisition, Implementation, and Use in Developing Countries
- Taking a People-First Approach to Technology
- Sustaining Business in a Post-COVID-19 World
- Case 14.2 Business Case: Green Digital Transformation
- Case 14.3 Video Case: IT Ethics in the Workplace
- GLOSSARY
- ORGANIZATION INDEX
- NAME INDEX
- SUBJECT INDEX
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