HBR AT LARGE
Doesn't
Matter
by Nicholas C.Carr
As information technology's power and ubiquity have
grown, its strategic importance has diminished. The
way you approach IT investment and management will
need to change dramatically
IN 1968, ayoung Intel engineernamed
Ted Hoff found a way to put the circuits
necessary for computer processing
onto a tiny piece of silicon. His invention
of the microprocessor spurred a
series of technological breakthroughsdesktop
computers, local and wide area
networks, enterprise software, and the
Internet-that have transformed the
business world. Today, no one would dispute
that information technology has
become the backbone of commerce. It
underpins the operations of individual
companies, ties together far-flung supply
chains, and, increasingly, links businesses
to the customers they serve.
Hardly a dollar or a euro changes hands
anymore without the aid of computer
systems.
As IT'S power and presence have expanded,
companies......

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