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This is a 6 page paper that provides an overview of information systems and their value to organizations. Carr's view on the commoditization of information systems and software is explored in depth. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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technology systems quickly found themselves outpaced by competitors. This led to the widespread belief that information technology was a surefire way to develop and sustain a competitive advantage in any
market. With competition in most markets increasing, and organizations increasingly desperate for some advantage, this was an attractive prospect. However, in just a few short years, information technology has now
become so widespread as to be termed "ubiquitous"; most domestic households now contain several computerized devices, to say nothing of the fact that virtually all businesses now utilize computers in
some fashion, and even maintain some presence on the web. Now that information systems are so widespread, there is cause to question their capacity to inherently confer an advantage upon
organizations and their practices. To put it simply, now that everyone has information technology, merely having it no longer equates to an advantage; even if it does translate to some
advantage, this is an advantage which everyone now has, and is thusly of no relative value. In 2007, Nicholas Carr approached this subject in a now famous article, "IT Doesnt
Matter", which generated a great deal of controversy. In the article, Carr makes the claim that organizations wishing to develop an advantage based on information technology must look beyond the
technology itself and develop some solution which incorporates a unique and advantageous method of employing that technology. Since then, much has been written on the subject. The general consensus is
that information technology is now moving away from a proprietary commodity, and is instead becoming a service-driven technology. This is often explained by means of an analogous appeal to electric
power. At the turn of the 20th century, many organizations boasted an advantage by being able to produce their own power, usually through some expensive means such as coal furnaces
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