IT Does Matter

Wrote an essay a while back which is a letter to the editor based upon the article “IT doesn’t Matter” by Nicholas Carr. Thought it was interesting to apply topics learnt in the Technology Management subject to try and refute that IT actually does matter.

Introduction

Nicholas Carr’s article “IT Doesn’t Matter” captures a number of shortcomings of information technology as he compares it to the hype cycle of past technologies. The major flaw however is that there is several distinguishable features between the railroad or power systems of the past and IT in its current state today. IT does matter and it has become a crucial tool in business strategy; decisions made can be the difference between the success and failure of a company.

Link to the essay can be found here.