IT APPLICATIONSIN

MANAGEMENT

WHAT IS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

IT (information technology) is a term that encompasses all forms of technology used to create, store, exchange, and use information its various forms (business data, voice conversations, still images, motion pictures, multimedia presentations, and other forms, including those not yet conceived).

It's a convenient term for including both telephony and computer technology in the same word. It is the technology that is driving what has often been called "the information revolution."

WHY IS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IMPORTANT

All our work related applications are now completely automated, thanks to the IT sector. IT professionals are people involved in essential management of sensitive data, exclusive computer networking and systems-engineering. The advancement of the IT sector has resulted in automated:

Administration of entire systems.Production and manipulation of sensitive information.Cultural development and communication.Streamlining of business processes and timely upgrades.

Advantages of IT

GLOBALIZATIONTrue globalization has come about only via this automated system. The creation of one interdependent system helps us to share information and end linguistic barriers across the continents. The collapse of geographic boundaries has made the world a 'global village'. The technology has not only made communication cheaper, but also possible much quicker and round the clock. The wonders of text messages, email and auto-response, backed by computer security applications, have opened up scope for direct communication.

COST-EFFECTIVEComputerized, internet business processes have made many businesses turn to the Internet for increased productivity, greater profitability, clutter free working conditions and global clientèle. It is mainly due to the IT industry that business have been able to make their processes more streamlined, thereby becoming more cost-effective and consequently more profitable. People are able to operate their businesses 24x7, even from remote locations only due to the advent of information technology.

COMMUNICATIONQuick and effective communication is vital to any business anywhere in the world. Information technology gives an entrepreneur or business the tools, like email, video conferencing, SMS, etc., essential to communicate efficiently and effectively. to the business world, and information technology gives your company the resources it needs to communicate quickly and effectively. Not only do people connect faster with the help of information technology, but they are also able to identify like-minded individuals and extend help, while strengthening ties.

STORING AND PROTECTING INFORMATIONIT provides a low-cost business options to store and maintain information that may be important from a business or service point of view. Virtual vaults and other such security systems not only store vital data but also allow control over the access to such information. IT security systems will also protect virtual data from being hacked or wiped out in case of any technical failure.

CREATION OF NEW JOBSOne of the biggest advantage of IT has been the creation of a whole new field of opportunity for skilled personnel leading to new and interesting jobs. Hardware and software developers, computer programmers, web designers, system analyst, the list of new jobs created could go on. IT has also been attributed to be the major cause of surge in the economies of certain Third World nations too.

Things that were once done manually or by hand have now become easier and faster due to the advent of a computing technology. Our world today has changed a great deal with the aid of IT which has penetrated almost every aspect of our daily lives and society, from leisure to business. IT has become a part of our day-to-day lives through the evident use of PC's, Internet, cell phones, faxes, the list would seem endless.

WHERE IS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY USED

INDUSTRIES MANUFUCTURING,

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES

SERVICES– BANKS, RETAIL MALLS, BPO, INSURANCE , MUTUAL FUNDS ,COMMUNICATION ,CONSULTANCY ETC

HOSPITALS

FOOD AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES

REAL ESTATE

ETC…

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE

COMPUTER HARDWARE PLATFORMS

OPERATION SYSTEMS PLATFORMS

SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

INTERNET PLATFORMS

DATA MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE

NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATIONS

PARTS OF IT INFRASTRUCTURE

COMPUTER HARDWARE PLATFORMS

DESKTOPS

LAPTOPS

MOBILES

OTHER MOBILE DEVICES

TABLETS

SERVERS

SUPER COMPUTERS

MAIN FRAME COMPUTERS

These are the various Hardware Platforms for which technology is different for different platforms.

OPERATTION SYSTEMS PLATFORM

WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM

LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM

Mac OPERATING SYSTEM

SOLARIS

VM

Android

Bada

BlackBerry OS

Firefox OS

iOS

Embedded Linux

Palm OS

Symbian

Windows Mobile

An operating system (OS) is a collection of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is an essential component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs usually require an operating system to function.

SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

SYSTEM SOFTWARES

APPLICATION SOFTWARES

UTILITY SOFTWARES

SYSTEM SOFTWARES

OPERATING SYSTEMS

APPLICATION SOFTWARES

MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE

NOTEPAD

WORDPAD etc…

UTITLITY SOFTWARES

DIAGNOSTICS SOFTWARES

INTERNET PLATFORMS

SOCIAL NETWORKS

BROWSERS

CHROME OS

BLOGGING WEBSITES

ONLINE OPERATING SYSTEMS

PODCASTS

WEBCASTS

VIRTUAL OFFICES

CLOUD COMPUTING

DATA MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE

CLOUD STORAGE

STORAGE AND BACKUPS ON HOT SITES, WARM SITES AND COLD SITES

USING VARIOUS DATA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARES BY VARIOUS VENDORS SQL SERVER

ORACLE

HADOOP / BIG DATA

DISASTER RECOVERY SYSTEMS

DATA PROTECTION SYSTEMS

Virtual tape (VTLs), enterprise storage software,

de-duplication, encryption of data

STORAGE OPTIMIZATION

DATA WAREHOUSING

DATA MINING

NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATION

Networking and communications is one of the most important aspects in nowadays life. Every person can reach any other person in any part of the world with seconds. With networking and communications, life became much easier and progress is much faster. There are many different ways to reach any thing or persons, but the two main and common things are by internet and phones.

NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATION

With telephones and mobile phones, you can reach each person individually. But with internet, you can communicate with any person individually or in a group. But nowadays, it is possible to communicate with a group of people in a group by mobile phones.

Networking is a set of computers or device that are connected to each others with that can exchange data. Internet, intranet, and extranet are three types of networking. Examples of different networks are Local area network (LAN), Wide area network (WAN), and Wireless LANs and WANs (WLAN & WWAN).

The method of networking is the main reason of having all different kinds of communication devices such as telephones, televisions, internet, etc. so the bond between communication and networking is so strong that it is hard to have communication without networking. However, you can have a networking without communication.

Some known programs that share both networking and communication are Messenger, Skype, and Pal talk. There are many other types but these are some of the most famous ones that are released to communicate with individual people or groups.

EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS

Google applications

Various online courses websites Coursera

Open2study

Iversity

W3schools

Khan academy

youtube

Microsoft word, excel, PowerPoint, one note, calendar, outlook.

Project Management – MS Project, Prima Vera

Data Analysis - MS Excel, SPSS ,R, Statistica, StatPro

APPLICATIONS NEEDED IN INDUSTRY

LIST OF APPLICATIONS USED IN THE INDUSTRY FOR THE ANALYSIS PURPOSE IN MANY JOB ROLES IN ALMOST ALL THE FIELDS OF MANAGEMENT.

SAS & R

IBM SPSS

STATISTICA, STATPRO

SAP

ERP

CRM

SCM

MICROSOFT PROJECT, PRIMA VERA

EXCEL

SAS

R

IBM SPSS

STATISTICA

SAP

ERP

CRM

SCM

MICROSOFT PROJECT

EXCEL

TECHNOLOGIES USED

CLOUD COMPUTING

CLOUD COMPUTING

CLOUD COMPUTING

CLOUD COMPUTING

CLOUD COMPUTING

CLOUD COMPUTING MODELS

CLOUD COMPUTING MODELS

CLOUD COMPUTING MODELS

CLOUD COMPUTING MODELS Eg.

CLOUD COMPUTING

VIRTUAL OFFICE

VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS – BLACKBOARD SYSTEM

TYPES OF COMMERCEE – COMMERCE

M - COMMERCE

TYPES OF COMMERCEB2B B2CC2CB2GG2C (GOVERNMENT TO CITIZEN)B2EG2EG2BB2GC2G (CITIZEN TO GOVERNMENT)

E - COMMERCE

M - COMMERCE