If you walk into any business or organization, you'll see some aspects of Information Technology (IT) that are very evident. You'll observe people using telephones (landline and cellphones), email, fax machines, computers, as well as other devices that are connected to a network, either the internet and/or to a private network and even the Cloud. These are some of the most obvious IT-enabled devices that must be connected to a network in order to function as intended. The network being used may be one that is "hardwired" or one that is "wireless," or you can use either type of communication path if you wish, depending on your needs and the situation.
The IT "Engine" Underpins All Business Operations
In this modern age virtually no company or organization, regardless of its size, can operate successfully without using IT of some sort to conduct its business. Thus IT undoubtedly is the "engine" underneath the "hood" of each of these businesses. So what makes the IT "engine" work as it's supposed to? In a nutshell, it uses something called a network infrastructure to tie together various hardware and software resources across an end-to-end, interconnected communication path. For larger businesses and/or organizations, it is likely that they require the use of something called an enterprise network that provides the proper scale to conduct operations and management across an often complicated, sometimes far-reaching array of entities that must be connected together. An enterprise network basically serves as a communications "highway" (roughly akin to an Interstate Highway with many different "roads" feeding into and out of it from all over the world). It connects end users to all of the applications, processes, and services they need to carry out whatever tasks they may have that requires network connectivity, all of which is powered by IT.
The Pervasiveness of IT
IT is so pervasive nowadays that it is often taken for granted in terms of how crucial it is the successful operations of a business. Even when businesses are aware that IT is important to them, they often aren't well aware of what makes up the IT "engine" and how they can do their part to keep that engine running smoothly. The really savvy businesses, including in the executive ranks, will do their best to stay on top of how to make IT work as well as possible for them and their customers.
To Reap Its Many Benefits, IT Must Run Smoothly
Besides paying proper attention to such an important issue as IT, business leaders and key decision makers must devote a reasonable amount of company resources to ensure that the very IT upon which they depend, operates as smoothly and successfully as possible so that they fully reap its many benefits. Having a dedicated IT Division or IT Department certainly goes a long way in helping to achieve this objective, especially for larger business enterprises.
Why IT Is So Important for Every Business
So what is the real bottom line of why IT is so important to every business? It's because it is in the business self-interest of every player who resides anywhere within the overall, interconnected IT enterprise, to each do their part to keep the vital IT "engine" running as it's supposed to, thus providing both tangible and intangible benefits of IT to everyone in the process.
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