The rise of the Internet and the Web, the dot-com bubble burst, and the subsequent IT recession have all contributed to a fundamental shift in the economics of the IT industry. For example, the dramatic increase in emphasis in outsourcing (from software development to data center operations) is a reflection of this economic change.
I see this fundamental economic shift manifested in four dimensions:
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Commoditization
- Standardization
- Specialization
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Virtualization
- Minimization/Miniaturization
- Massification
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Interoperation/Integration
- Extension
- Federation
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Innovation
- Sustaining
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Disruptive
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