Two important progressions have driven business migration of ‘Place to Space’
Firstly : availability of networked computers. Much is written about the progression of computing and the impact on business so here is my short take on it:
| 1950,60,70s | Miniaturization of the transistor and microprocessor | building blocks |
| 1980s | Software and Personal Computing | flexible use of technology |
| 1990s | Networking and the Internet | mass acceptance of network software |
| 2000s | SaaS and Cloud Computing | shift in delivery |
| 2010s | Ubiquitous Computing and Wireless Internet | extension of networked devices |
The maturing of network services and software is key to a sustained change business use.
Secondly: the shift in business use of computers and software as a process efficiency tool to a core platform to build from. For example, accountants love spreadsheet software because it makes the process of accounting faster and more efficient but does it really change accounting? If you took Excel away you could carry on using paper journals.
New business models like eBay or iTunes simply don’t work without technology cores.
We have started building business process ON software not software on business process ……
Which leads me to ‘Physical Assets’ and ‘Information Assets’ and part three
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