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Las Tecnologias De La Informacion/does It Matter?
Compañías de todo el mundo han gastado enormes sumas en las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación o TIC, y sin embargo no han logrado ninguna ventaja competitiva tangible. ¿Por qué? En 2003, Nicholas G. Carr lanzó una auténtica carga de profundidad contra la idea establecida de que las TIC son esenciales para el éxito, en un artículo que provocó una conmoción en ...more
Paperback, 208 pages
Published
February 5th 2005
by Empresa Activa
(first published April 1st 2004)
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A hundred years ago, many large companies created the "Vice President of Electricity" to strategically deal with the opportunity that this energy source was providing to the corporations. Some years after, electricity became a commodity and it naturally fell off in the management agenda. The book from Nicholas G. Carr "Does IT Matter?" deals with examples like to envision if IT will be having a similar fate in our companies.
Carr's book extends the point of view that he origi...more
Carr's book extends the point of view that he origi...more
Every IT manager and especially every senior IT manager should read this book. It blows up the myth-making that vendors (and I work for one of those vendors) do regarding how IT can give you a competitive advantage, when outside of several narrow industries (hedge funds and investment banks can get an edge on the competition for example) IT is a commodity input to production and you can't do better than your competition, therefore, the author advocates not trying to be a first-mover on new tech...more
A few more examples than in his famous article of the same name; no fresh insights. But Carr's central premise (be a follower in IT implementations not the leader, much of IT "simply keeps the lights on, and does not deliver sustainable competitive advantages") is so intriguing. You've got to love the fact that Ballmer, Fiorina et. al. tied themselves into knots over his theory.
A fantastic read for anyone interested in IT, tech strategy, or the 'future' of IT and business. I won't spoil anything, but it definitely gets one thinking, and while I disagree with Mr. Carr on a few points overall he makes a very compelling argument.
I didn't agree with some of Carr's arguments, but this is well-written and researched. I refuse to give a bad rating to a book when I don't agree with some of the premise.
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Interesting perspective on technology becoming a commodity rather than a tool that can be used to gain a competitive advantage. While I believe many of the points the author makes to be valid, I see the potential of innovation in software and hardware development as infinite, compared to say things that are now commodities but were not always, such as electricity or the telephone.
Carr basically says that applications have reached the point where they are becoming commodities. He frequently references parallels in the train industry to make his point. His prediction is that cloud computing will provide better bang for the buck for businesses as leaving to professionals the IT work provides an economy of scale when it is centralized.
Today it seems like his predictions are taking place, but to what degree the trend will continue is unclear.
Today it seems like his predictions are taking place, but to what degree the trend will continue is unclear.
a quick read with some interesting factoids.
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Nicholas Carr (1959) is the author of The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, From Edison to Google (W.W. Norton, 2008) and of Does IT Matter? (Harvard Business School Press, 2004). The former executive editor of the Harvard Business Review, he has written articles for the New York Times, the Financial Times, Wired, The Guardian, and many other publications. His popular blog, Rough Type, can be found ...more
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