Kane, K. “Leveraging the New IT Infrastructure for Strategic Agility,” Balanced Scorecard
Report. Harvard Business School Publishing, 2003 (5 pages).
In most companies, IT infrastructure is built in an ad hoc, piecemeal manner, with heavy
investments made on a project or operational basis--and little forethought given to how it must
support the enterprise's evolving strategy. IT infrastructure along with thoughtful, deliberate
decision-making made jointly by business and IT leaders delivers the strategic agility
organizations need in a rapidly changing world.
Managing Your 'Ecosystem', William M. Ulrich, Computerworld, (January 22, 2001)
Component-based frameworks for E-commerce, Peter Fingar, Communications of the ACM
Volume 43, No. 10 (Oct. 2000). Pages 61 - 67.
Personalized communication networks, Doug Riecken, Communications of the ACM
Volume 43, No. 8 (Aug. 2000). Pages 41 - 42.
Capturing human intelligence in the net, Paul B. Kantor, Endre Boros, Benjamin Melamed,
Vladimir Meñkov, Bracha Shapira and David J. Neu. Communications of the ACM
Volume 43, No. 8 (Aug. 2000). Pages 112 - 115.
New I/O architecture draws strong backers, Nancy Weil, Computerworld, (January 08, 1999).
See also the companion article on this architecture at: I/O Rivals Declare Truce, Plan New
Architecture, Stacy Collett, Computerworld, (September 06, 1999).
Schwab simplifies Web trade architecture, Carol Sliwa, Computerworld, (February 22, 1999).
Architecture's promise of better performance will take a while, April Jacobs,
Computerworld, (April 27, 1998).
Books
NOTE: There are many books written about IT architecture and infrastructures, ranging from
very technical to highly managerial. Interested faculty and students should visit local bookstores
and/or online bookstores for the most current titles. Below is just a sampling.
McGovern, J. The Practical Guide to Enterprise Architecture. NY: Prentice Hall, 2003.
Wiell, P. and Marianne Broadbent Leveraging the New Infrastructure: How Market Leaders
Capitalize on Information Technology. MA: HBS Publishing, 1998.
Cook, M. Building Enterprise Information Architecture: Reengineering Information Systems.
Prentice Hall, 1996.