Managing Technology in a 2.0 World

by Stephen J. Andriole

Operational technology will persist with hierarchical management structures, centralization, and standardization -- though the sourcing of infrastructure will change dramatically through "X as a service" delivery models, open source software, and thin-client architectures, among other infrastructure opportunities. Strategic technology will completely decentralize into the business, where applications will be created and deployed with new tools and methods, such as mashups, widely available APIs, and interoperable service-oriented and event-driven architectures. The two worlds will officially divorce. This Executive Report by Steve Andriole explores this split and the rethinking, planning, and strategizing that will drive the management of business technology in the 2.0 world.

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Managing Technology in a 2.0 World1 April 2009

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