MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780134640037
Author: LAUDON
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 3RQ

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Evolving mobile platform:

  • Business computing preferences has been shifting towards mobile devices from traditional desktop PCs.
  • Several services including web surfing, instant messaging, digital content, data exchanges are available for corporates through mobile platforms.
  • Now, the platform is also enabling tablets such as iPad and digital readers, and devices are being optimized to enable wireless communication.

Consumerization of IT:

  • Services are built for consumer markets and for personal devices including Google products such as Google search, Gmail, Google Maps; other products such as Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox...

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Businesses benefiting from virtualization, green computing, and multicore processors:

  • Virtualization leads to increased utilization of server, lowering hardware expenses, run multiple operating systems on any individual machine, less cost on power, brings centralization of hardware management, run legacy applications in parallel with newer systems and veil server information from users.
  • Green computing can be supported by lowering the power usage in data centers...

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