In this day and age, technology, slowly and steadily, is taking over our lives, hence a lot of pressure has been placed upon it. Every business depends on supply and demand, however, considering the passage of time being passed, the demand is slowly not meeting the mark.
Though technology is evolving at a gigantic pace, and playing a much, much bigger role, the pressure sometimes becomes difficult to cope up with. Or at times some Information Technology department lags behind and is yet to embrace this change. The innovation and revolution are yet to reach them as they are not able to catch up to the times of the world.
The introduction of any technological change, even at a small pace, can lead to humongous ripples throughout the business. As more and more pressure is being placed on the Information Technology department, the question of being Information Technology efficient is surfacing gradually. This requires a special look into the area which needs special attention, focus, and development when it comes to Information Technology.
Information Technology needs to keep a close eye on:
The most daunting challenge that the Information Technology department has to face in the coming up years is the ever-looming security threat. With the rise in technology and all, the firewalls are no enough to be the only layer of protection for the company. The invasion can come from anywhere. For example, Russia invading the United States of America due to the poor security of their Information Technology departments.
The severity of the issue is not even on the mechanical level, rather the humans operating said machines. At times, the Information Technology department is either backlogged or just unaware of how to proceed. On multiple occasions, it has been observed that after either being fired or the employee quitting, the company’s Information Technology department does not even bother to delete their company account or change the passwords so the ex-employees cannot access the sensitive information anymore. Such information which they are not bound by any contract to protect.
Many times, well-meaning employees forget their passwords lying around or their laptops or diaries with all the sensitive information lying there just waiting to be grabbed. At times people are even too lazy to be careful about their passwords and share it with other employees or their co-workers.
The focus has to be made on the machinery and the proper training of the people operating such machinery. The proper tools have to be bought, and their employees should be trained in order to save the company from malicious intrusion. Many times, companies spend millions of dollars on upgrading their technology and machinery because they are either led to believe or they themselves believe that the machines are at fault.
Information Technology has become the backbone of all businesses in this day and age. Almost every aspect of the company is dependent on the technology. From the human resources to the financials to keeping track of the sales of the company, each and everything is now being stored virtually or digitally.
