Business Technology
is a term that describes the business practice of converging technology
and business strategy. As an emerging evolution of information
technology, business technology attempts to use hardware and software as
more than tactical support systems; using technology as a strategic
development tool. Business technology is being used more and more
everyday.
The term was coined by John R. Rymer of Forrester Research in 2007, and later that year appeared in Forrester publications.
The increasing use of the term business technology in IT
forums and publications is due to an emerging school of thought that the
potential of information technology, its industries and experts, has
now moved beyond the meaning of the term. Specifically information
is seen by some as a descriptor not broad enough to cover the
contribution that technology can make to the success of a business or
organization.
Business technology is implemented by business technologists. These
professionals have an understanding of business strategy and the
capabilities and availability of contemporary technology and look for
ways to enable the successful implementation of business strategy
through the implementation of that technology.
Business technology is being openly adopted as a way to describe the
practice of several companies and organisations in the IT arena. CIO
magazine describes its content as business technology leadership.
Business technology management has several associated organisations that
promote the convergence of business and technology and describes business technology management as a management science that seeks to unify business and technology decision-making at every level in an enterprise.
