Any organization hoping to exploit its potential must develop an infrastructure that can cope with the demands of e-business. As such, it reaches far and wide, affecting everyone from staff to management, players to competitors. A successful e-business strategy must address business models, values, operational dynamics and include both audience and enterprise. The technical infrastructural elements of e-business consist of internet and server technologies, hardware and software. That is, the Internet, intranets, extranets, networks, security solutions and a myriad of applications promoting customer relationship management, knowledge management, business intelligence, integrated supply chain management and many others.
Infrastructure is much more than technology.
It is the dynamic interaction and management of strategy, skilled people, tools and processes. It both drives, and must be driven by, e-business. This report will demonstrate why building an infrastructure for e-business is the vital strategic issue for management and how you can develop your own strategy and win business support for infrastructure development. EB2B, B2C, intra-firm and global. Detailed industry examples illustrate the potential pitfalls, challenges, errors and success stories and contribute to comprehensive coverage of how to successfully build a tailored information infrastructure for the markets in which you operate.