Anatomy of Business Impact Management using SMAC

The convergence of Social Computing, Mobility, Analytics, and Cloud Computing (SMAC) is leading a new service revolution in managing business processes.

The influence of SMAC-based decisions is directly related to an agile business model unlike conventional market dynamics and process automations, opening new avenues in business process management and alternate opportunities of IT delivery management.

So, is SMAC actually adding business value? Or is it complicating the current state of affairs?

In this Knowledge Sharing article, awarded 2nd place in the 2014 Knowledge Sharing Competition, Mohammed Hashim discusses the various elements of SMAC architecture that enable organizations to realize an agile business model and the methodology towards assessment and adoption. Mohammed examines the implication of these solutions on existing business models while reshaping for the future. He also covers the role of SMAC in achieving the goal of realizing strategic benefits of sustainable IT services in terms of the creation of value to customer, enterprises, and businesses as a whole.

This article touches on the technological and operational aspects of adopting SMAC; integrating the framework with business processes and delivery, salient efficiency drivers, and comparative study of SMAC solution-based services that can be delivered as a unified stack versus discrete.

The article will be helpful for Solution Architects, IT Consultants, and Technology Specialists involved or interested in SMAC-based systems concept, design, implementation, and management.

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