Enterprise 3.0 Agenda: Set IT Now, or Long Live in the 20th Century

by Stephen J. Andriole

Things are changing -- again. But this time the changes are more profound and definitely more permanent. We're entering a new era of partnership between technology and business. These two camps are inseparable now, and business models and processes cannot be implemented without operational and strategic technology. Such technologies as Web 2.0, business intelligence (BI), cloud computing, and social media are changing the business technology optimization game. The way we think about saving money or making money with technology has dramatically changed.

All of this is really about what business technology looks like from now on. It's about, for lack of a better term or concept, Enterprise 3.0.1 So let's examine an Enterprise 3.0 agenda in this Executive Update, expressed as a series of questions and recommendations. As you make your way through the agenda, ask yourself whether the questions make sense for your organization. Also ask yourself about the questions that should appear on the list but may not be.