Innovation and IT – Paths to Success

Getting the most value from your information technology investments today is more challenging than ever given the break-neck pace of evolution in product and service choices. Keeping ahead of developments in infrastructure, software, data systems and Internet applications absorbs increasing amounts of time and energy. Not only can missed opportunities cost businesses dearly in forgone revenues and customers, but inadequately assessed security and privacy-related risks can consume significant amounts of management resources when troubles crop up.

Knowledge@Wharton takes a look at some of the key opportunities and threats in these areas, including cloud computing, data storage, social networks and Internet marketing.

This downloadable PDF contains articles with insights from Wharton faculty on the following topics:

• No Man Is an Island: The Promise of Cloud Computing
• Time for a Data Diet? Deciding What Customer Information to Keep — And What to Toss
• Leaving ‘Friendprints’: How Online Social Networks Are Redefining Privacy and Personal Security
• Privacy on the Web: Is it a Losing Battle?
• Betting on Betas: How Internet Entrepreneurs Are Creating New Paths to Online Revenue

Download article packet from Knowledge@Wharton

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Mid-Market Innovators Editor’s Note

For more business and technology insights, check out these helpful resources from Sun Microsystems and Intel:

Download a primer on how cloud computing can take your business to the next level

Download a whitepaper on Intel Xeon 5500 as the ideal foundation for cloud computing

Download a white paper on the Sun Open Archive Framework

Download a white paper on environmentally sustainable storage strategies

Download a case study about hosting company NaviSite virtualizing its datacenter

Download a data sheet of Startup Essentials

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