ITM 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Outsourcing, Scalability, Java Virtual Machine

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Information Technology Management
• Course: ITM 100
• Professor: Deb Fels

Document Summary

Chapter 5 - it infrastructure and emerging technologies. The shared technology resources that provide the platform for the firm"s specific information systems applications. Includes technology components such as hardware and software, as well as services such as consulting, oversight, and training. The price of computing falls by half every 18 months. The amount of digital information is roughly doubling every year. The cost of storage is falling at an exponential rate of 100% per year. The value of a network grows exponentially as a function of the number of network members. Server machines (provides access to network-based applications and data) Mainframe systems (used as giant servers for enterprise and networks and corporate web sites. Operating systems refer to software that manages the resources and activities of a computer. Microsoft windows dominates the market of client machine software. Unix and linux are widely used a server operating system software. The largest suppliers of enterprise software are: