Executive Update

Commodities, Switches, and Change: Leaving the Firewall for the Cloud

Posted January 31, 2008 | Leadership | Leadership |

Information technology was put "in play" by Year 2000 (Y2K) remediation, the dot-com crash of 2000, and the "IT doesn't matter" argument that first appeared in 2003. People began to think about technology differently after so many events and so much attention. Was technology a blessing or a curse? Could it transform business models -- or just enable existing ones?

About The Author
Steve Andriole
Stephen J. Andriole is a Fellow with Cutter Consortium, a member of Arthur D. Little's AMP open consulting network, and the Thomas G. Labrecque Professor of Business Technology at Villanova University. His specialty areas include digital transformation, emerging technology trends, cloud computing, social media, technology due diligence, software IP valuation, business technology strategy, business technology management, technology governance,… Read More
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