Management Information System (MIS) or information technology nowadays is very helpful and developed to people in many ways such as the use of computers, internet, smartphones, Facebook, twitter. They are doing a great job in helping people keep their connection amongst continents. Information technology affects importantly to business, because they can hold many different kinds of databases, information, and connections between people who are involved in business. So in the future, many in the next 5 to 10 years, information system will be improved a lot such as longer battery life for smartphones and laptop, faster Wi-Fi, LTE or Bluetooth connection, larger storage for Cloud storage or flash drive. Those are very important to business and people in the future because the world is now influenced by technology.
The largest impact to business is the term “online”. After the invention of internet, people tend to use it nearly more than 12 hours a day. Nowadays, it seems like a computer or a smartphone would be useless without the internet. “In the last decade, massively multiplayer online games such as World of Warcraft became all the rage. Rather than simply play against the computer, you could play with thousands of others in real time. It can incredibly engrossing. Now other facets of life are going massively online. Khan Academy offers thousands of modules for school age kids, Code Academy can teach a variety of programming languages to just about anybody and the latest iteration is Massively Online Open Courses (MOOC’s) that offer university level instruction. The massively online trend has even invaded politics, with President Obama recently reaching out to ordinary voters through Ask Me Anything on Reddit and Google Hangouts” (Satell). There are a lot of online services for social networking such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, online shopping such as Amazon, eBay, and nearly all of the production companies are having their own online shopping pages. Recently, Apple just announced their new feature on the new iPhone which is iPay, for safer and faster transaction which is better for businesses.
Secondly, mobile devices will keep people in contact at all times. “A couple years ago, the laptop was invented for people to travel with their computers easily, but after the smartphone arrived, people tended to use the smartphone rather than using their laptop because the smartphone is smaller and easier to put in their pockets. Besides smartphones, tablets would be a better solution for business. They may be bigger than smartphones but they can do all of the features that both laptop and smartphone can and have a longer battery life, faster Wi-Fi, and will have more improvements in the future” (Adams). Apple just announced their new iPhone with a larger display, better battery life and many new features, Samsung also announced their new Galaxy Note 4 which is the phone with the largest display nowadays. Smartphones are tended to make their phones larger screen and longer battery life. Computer seems to make their computer lighter, easy mobilized and longer battery life.
Lastly, cloud storage is a great idea for storing data online. The computer hard drive or a mobile hard drive are great to store data, but it would be uncomfortable during travel. Personal cloud storage can help people to fix that problem. “The personal cloud will replace the PC as the location where people keep their personal content, access their services and personal preferences online. It will connects data between smartphones and computers into one on the internet with individual security access. Users will see it as portable, always-available place where they go for all their digital needs. The personal cloud storage shifts the focus from the client device to cloud-based services delivered across devices” (Gartner). Nowadays, there are a lot of companies having their cloud services for people to use such as, Apple with iCloud, Microsoft with SkyDrive, and Google with Google drive. Those personal clouds help business have more back up data in a much more comfortable way.
At last, information technology or MIS is not just stop on what they are now, but they tend to improve much more in the future. MIS or information technology such as mobile devices, personal cloud, and massively online could be of strategic importance for businesses in the future. Even nowadays, those trends are supporting and helping businesses to be better, safer.
The largest impact to business is the term “online”. After the invention of internet, people tend to use it nearly more than 12 hours a day. Nowadays, it seems like a computer or a smartphone would be useless without the internet. “In the last decade, massively multiplayer online games such as World of Warcraft became all the rage. Rather than simply play against the computer, you could play with thousands of others in real time. It can incredibly engrossing. Now other facets of life are going massively online. Khan Academy offers thousands of modules for school age kids, Code Academy can teach a variety of programming languages to just about anybody and the latest iteration is Massively Online Open Courses (MOOC’s) that offer university level instruction. The massively online trend has even invaded politics, with President Obama recently reaching out to ordinary voters through Ask Me Anything on Reddit and Google Hangouts” (Satell). There are a lot of online services for social networking such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, online shopping such as Amazon, eBay, and nearly all of the production companies are having their own online shopping pages. Recently, Apple just announced their new feature on the new iPhone which is iPay, for safer and faster transaction which is better for businesses.
Secondly, mobile devices will keep people in contact at all times. “A couple years ago, the laptop was invented for people to travel with their computers easily, but after the smartphone arrived, people tended to use the smartphone rather than using their laptop because the smartphone is smaller and easier to put in their pockets. Besides smartphones, tablets would be a better solution for business. They may be bigger than smartphones but they can do all of the features that both laptop and smartphone can and have a longer battery life, faster Wi-Fi, and will have more improvements in the future” (Adams). Apple just announced their new iPhone with a larger display, better battery life and many new features, Samsung also announced their new Galaxy Note 4 which is the phone with the largest display nowadays. Smartphones are tended to make their phones larger screen and longer battery life. Computer seems to make their computer lighter, easy mobilized and longer battery life.
Lastly, cloud storage is a great idea for storing data online. The computer hard drive or a mobile hard drive are great to store data, but it would be uncomfortable during travel. Personal cloud storage can help people to fix that problem. “The personal cloud will replace the PC as the location where people keep their personal content, access their services and personal preferences online. It will connects data between smartphones and computers into one on the internet with individual security access. Users will see it as portable, always-available place where they go for all their digital needs. The personal cloud storage shifts the focus from the client device to cloud-based services delivered across devices” (Gartner). Nowadays, there are a lot of companies having their cloud services for people to use such as, Apple with iCloud, Microsoft with SkyDrive, and Google with Google drive. Those personal clouds help business have more back up data in a much more comfortable way.
At last, information technology or MIS is not just stop on what they are now, but they tend to improve much more in the future. MIS or information technology such as mobile devices, personal cloud, and massively online could be of strategic importance for businesses in the future. Even nowadays, those trends are supporting and helping businesses to be better, safer.