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Digital Infrastructures for Business Innovation

Paperback by Hercheui, Magda David; Cornford, Tony

Digital Infrastructures for Business Innovation

£48.99

ISBN:
9781032473178
Publication Date:
21 Jan 2025
Language:
English
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:
Routledge
Pages:
160 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 29 Oct - 3 Nov 2025
Digital Infrastructures for Business Innovation

Description

Digital infrastructures are the commonly used technologies, systems, products, and platforms which businesses use to conduct commerce, partnerships, and transactions. Chief among these infrastructures is the Internet - an infrastructure which is remarkable for its all-pervasive presence in our daily lives - while others include cloud computing, social media, mobile technology, blockchain technologies, and cryptocurrencies. This book introduces the key concepts and models to help you understand digital infrastructures, their technologies, their dynamic evolution, and the ways that businesses can exploit them. The primary focus is on processes of innovation and change that are embodied in new digital infrastructures. The book takes a balanced approach, presenting easy-to-understand technical information and pragmatic business analysis. The book's concise chapters develop the topics carefully, with clear language and many real-world examples. The intended audience includes management students on advanced undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as business professionals and entrepreneurs. Readers at all levels will value the book's explanation of the technical elements of digital infrastructures and will find insights they can use in developing their own business ideas, in start-ups or existing enterprises.

Contents

Preface Chapter 1: Infrastructures: Something old...something new Chapter 2: Innovation...something new Chapter 3: The origins of the Internet Chapter 4: A layered model of digital infrastructures Chapter 5: Emerging architecture Chapter 6: Economics perspectives Chapter 7: Evolving digital infrastructures Chapter 8: Business models and digital platforms Chapter 9: The World Wide Web (WWW) Chapter 10: The cloud and cloud services Chapter 11: Mobile technology Chapter 12: Social media Chapter 13: Metaverse: The 3D Internet Chapter 14: Artificial intelligence: From algorithm to infrastructure Chapter 15: Issues of governance and regulation Chapter 16: The future of digital infrastructures for business innovation Index

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