Information Technology (IT) Industry
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An Information Technology (IT) Industry is an industry that involves for-profit information technology activities.
- Context:
- It can (typically) be composed of Information Technology Companies.
- It can (typically) make use of Information Technology Concepts.
- It can be composed of a Software Industry, Hardware Industry, IT Services Industry.
- It can be associated with a Electronics Industry, such as a Consumer Electronics Industry.
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- Example(s):
- an AI Industry.
- a Robotics Industry).
- a LegalTech Industry.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, E-Commerce Platform, Information Technology Infrastructure, Network Security, Software Development Life Cycle, Tech Startup, Telecommunications Industry.
References
2020
- (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology Retrieved:2020-10-26.
- Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to store, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data or information. IT is typically used within the context of business operations as opposed to personal or entertainment technologies. IT is considered to be a subset of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (IT system) is generally an information system, a communications system or, more specifically speaking, a computer system – including all hardware, software and peripheral equipment – operated by a limited group of users. Humans have been storing, retrieving, manipulating, and communicating information since the Sumerians in Mesopotamia developed writing in about 3000 BC, but the term information technology in its modern sense first appeared in a 1958 article published in the Harvard Business Review; authors Harold J. Leavitt and Thomas L. Whisler commented that "the new technology does not yet have a single established name. We shall call it information technology (IT)." Their definition consists of three categories: techniques for processing, the application of statistical and mathematical methods to decision-making, and the simulation of higher-order thinking through computer programs. The term is commonly used as a synonym for computers and computer networks, but it also encompasses other information distribution technologies such as television and telephones. Several products or services within an economy are associated with information technology, including computer hardware, software, electronics, semiconductors, internet, telecom equipment, and e-commerce. Based on the storage and processing technologies employed, it is possible to distinguish four distinct phases of IT development: pre-mechanical (3000 BC – 1450 AD), mechanical (1450–1840), electromechanical (1840–1940), and electronic (1940–present). This article focuses on the most recent period (electronic).
2017
- (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/information_technology#Commercial_and_employment_perspective Retrieved:2017-5-26.
- Companies in the information technology field are often discussed as a group as the "tech sector" or the "tech industry". In a business context, the Information Technology Association of America has defined information technology as "the study, design, development, application, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems". The responsibilities of those working in the field include network administration, software development and installation, and the planning and management of an organization's technology life cycle, by which hardware and software are maintained, upgraded and replaced. The business value of information technology lies in the automation of business processes, provision of information for decision making, connecting businesses with their customers, and the provision of productivity tools to increase efficiency.
- Companies in the information technology field are often discussed as a group as the "tech sector" or the "tech industry". In a business context, the Information Technology Association of America has defined information technology as "the study, design, development, application, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems". The responsibilities of those working in the field include network administration, software development and installation, and the planning and management of an organization's technology life cycle, by which hardware and software are maintained, upgraded and replaced. The business value of information technology lies in the automation of business processes, provision of information for decision making, connecting businesses with their customers, and the provision of productivity tools to increase efficiency.