Technology in Organisations: Module Report on Business Development

This report delves into the pivotal role of technology within modern organizations, focusing on how it drives business development and competitive advantage. It examines the implementation of information systems, such as ESS and DSS, and analyzes key IT trends including cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cybersecurity, along with their benefits. The report also addresses critical aspects of data security and privacy, detailing tools like Enterprise Mobility Management and IAM, and the importance of adhering to GDPR principles. Furthermore, it explores the significance of networking infrastructure in enabling communication and connectivity within organizations, offering a comprehensive overview of how technology shapes business operations and success. The case study of ASDA is used to illustrate the practical application of these concepts.

Technology in
Organisations

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................2
QUESTION 1.............................................................................................................................3
Information systems...............................................................................................................3
Key IT trends and their benefits:............................................................................................4
QUESTION 2.............................................................................................................................5
Security and privacy...............................................................................................................5
General data protection regulation (GDPR)...........................................................................6
QUESTION 3.............................................................................................................................7
Networking infrastructure......................................................................................................7
CONLCUSION........................................................................................................................10
REFRENCES...........................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Technology in organisations is becoming one of the biggest asset and strength to
bring overall revolution among digital working frame where there is high competition among
companies to bring on new innovation among outputs. Globally technology among operations
in companies are becoming an important development functional step which is enabling large
effective decision making and yielding onto to get higher quality customers satisfaction
among services which are relative to new technology changes. Asda is regarded as one of the
most successful retail company within UK industry where the ability to stay successful and
achieve competitive advantage is proactively use of new information systems and to bring
customers and stakeholders close with company production deployment of all resources. The
report explains various new IT trends, new information systems and benefits of this on
business development and overgrowth of productivity for longer working hemispheres.
Further report discusses tools and techniques which can be used to keep data resources
protected and also analysed GDPR principles which must be adhered to process the data of
all customers along with some of the key networking infrastructure and how it enables
business to grow fundamentally into vivid directions for long term working hemisphere
(Butner and Ho, 2019).

QUESTION 1
Information systems
 Information systems play an integral part within company business framework to resource all
functional details with fast impactful services and to gather quick insights among
management scenario. ASDA to use various information systems among which ESS is one
of the most innovative employee self service portal which provides employees working
within company to access to their personal records and details which includes allowing
them to change their contact details, banking information and benefits related to work. This
information networking system is known to be vastly evolving as one of high used
technical advanced portals which enables company to program out all details necessary to
coordinate among employees, and in keeping large committed workforce which is also
motivated to use fundamentally the company provided work services.
 Decision support system (DSS) is an computerized information networking system which
supports determinants according to various functional work arenas, judgments and various
courses of action related to work which enables to cater all details of operations on instant
time basis. DSS analyses massive amount of data and enables compiling comprehensive
information that can be used to solve dynamic situations which may arise within company
on any time basis. DSS portals are vastly becoming highest innovation system which is
being evolving whole network among digital business world, where ASDA aims to bring
all operations on virtual networking platform which is highly effective to keep proper work
records of business operations (Dogan, 2019).
The IT trends which are highly coming up with new innovation system among
business world globally are highly effective to keep up with the highly effective changes
which are occurring up within procedures, operations being managed among company
business services.
 Cloud computing is one of the most high demand availability of computer system resources,
especially data storage and computing power of all resources without direct management by
the users. The term is highly used to describe data centres available to many users over the
internet which is not only highly effective and highly innovative to develop high quality
performance standards on long term development basis. The various new IT trends coming
up in digital business world has brought huge changes coming up with high revolutionary

innovation coming up into operations which are not only wide, keenly programmed and
rationally bringing up resources close to company business services. Cloud computing is one
of the most innovative highly used system which has vitality to keep all information safe and
to program out all functional information safely among company operations and to actively
develop business scenario (Dziallas and Blind, 2019).
Key IT trends and their benefits:
 Artificial intelligence : The artificial intelligence is recognised as one of the latest IT trend
where stimulation of human intelligence in machines are programmed to think and mange
works like humans and bring large innovation among operations which not only speeds up
all work, data safety and high functional strength are also further outcomes. The term is
applied to all autonomous working machines that exhibits working parameters associated to
human minds such as active learning and high ethical solutions to various problem solving
methods.
 Machine learning: This can be understood as an application of artificial intelligence which
provides systems the ability to automatically learn all operations and improve from
experience without being explicitly programmed. It focuses on the development of computer
programs that can access all data and use within learning procedures among employees and
workforce culture. Machine learning not only makes the company operations highly wide
and rationally close with autonomous working patterns, but also innovatively builds
functional channels of ASDA operations with high effective working targets (Ewart, 2017).
 Cyber security: This can be understood as one of the most innovative technology platform
which keeps data of company safe and highly protected from any theft or data stealing
procedurals. Cyber security can be understood as one of the biggest asset which keeps
internet able services safe and technically programmed within company operations for long
term viable performance standards. ASDA with cyber security will be able to operate all
operations within company safely for long term viable performance usage and also to
develop strong networking chains for higher quality patterns among profitable margins.
 The key benefits from adopting these new trends by ASDA can be analysed with the fact that
surfacing of all operations which are undertaken, resources and all management decisions
which are developed for higher growth factor can be more programmed with higher
efficiency for larger productivity. These latest IT trends will enable to develop higher
functionality of operations and keenly leverage the set targets effectively to program out

new fundamentals effectively onto larger business framework on higher profitability basis
(Fang Li and Lu, 2016).
QUESTION 2
Security and privacy
The safety of data resources and operations which are undergoing in company is
recognised as one of the most important fundamental business investment by businesses in
developed business world which is highly responsive to new IT trends and functionally active
towards relative planning structure. ASDA can use various digital innovative methods and
tools to keep data resources safe among company operations, widely developing long term
business framework and to uplift high networking systems.
Enterprise mobility management
This can be understood as one of the most innovative management software which
answers to all administering mobile devices and managing the BYOD security issues which
companies are facing in dynamic business world. It usually integrates innovatively with
various other devices which cater connective specific management solutions and enforces
passwords, data encryption and enforce company’s policies. The system enables to block
various unknown devices, distributive antivirus software and filters which will productively
built company internal data structure and keep high check on all remote devices (Haydock
and Smith, 2019). ASDA by the enterprise mobility management system keep vivid record
of all operations undergoing within company and enable to keep data all time safe within
company internal records fro high time functional usage.
Identify and Access management (IAM ):
This is one of the most wide innovative tools used by companies in digital business
world to keep data safe and only provided access of all resources and operations information
to authorised people where there are various functionalities which will enable to develop
strong business services among company. Password and accessibility management, workflow
automation, provisioning and multi factor of authenticity are the various factors which will
develop ASDA working scenario, rationally bring marketers close to top management and
also in developing high end business targets for collective business framework for long term
viable performance.

Consumer data management platforms
This is one of the most innovative IT trend which companies are using in digital
business world to enhance privacy options for customers and clients to make it highly easily
operational for company to comply with data privacy regulations. The system offers opt-in,
opt-out choices for online customers who come in for shopping where confirmation with geo
based compliance regulations enable customers high satisfaction factors. The system also
operates with manual and automated domain privacy audits among consumers data safety
standards where ASDA can develop strong efficiency for higher growth attributes and
functional operational strengthening goals. This IT tool enables to gain large goodwill on
various parameters and to strengthen its marketing proposition highly for long term
positioning among marketers (Schilling and Shankar, 2019).
These tools and techniques enable to generate high goodwill among consumers
market share and to collectively develop data safety standards where all resource are also safe
and also within marketing parameters. ASDA can effectively develop its position and
operational services with strong standards where all data is safe and also processed with
strong efforts and gather high relative paradigms which will also develops high profitability
among marketers and customers market share.
General data protection regulation (GDPR)
GDPR is one of the most innovative tool and information system which keeps data
safe of all customers who come into company shopping websites and portals for actively
experiencing one of the most high quality experience. ASDA has been highly focusing onto
customers facilities and their satisfaction where the safety of data which is processed is
highly important to generate stronger goodwill and large leverage of higher profitability. The
GDPR sets out on 7 principles for the lawful processing of personal data where the entire
processing works on lawful composition of all data which is structured among company
operational services parameters. Processing includes collection, organisation, structuring,
storage , alteration and consultation , combination, restriction, erasure or destruction of
personal data which enable to generate stronger profits for an effective time period and higher
rational service focused onto for gaining wide customer basis for higher time effectiveness
which will enable to regain strong profitability (Schofield, 2016).
GDPR is mostly used among company having wide operations spread on international
platforms and to generate higher functional technicality based on which large customers can

be leveraged, with high data safety standards recording their email contacts and to focus on
generating large vivid functionality onto which high functional strength shall be generated
onto long term basis. Data of consumers is one of the most important parameter onto which
higher developed working scenario can ber programmed to gain stronger working paradigm
to achieve high rational service which will not only generate high goodwill and also program
out higher creativity. The system keeps data of consumers safe within network and also keeps
large focus onto their accessibility factors which enables to generate higher relative services
and to provide key functioning for higher functionality of operations. ASDA having
worldwide operations spread among vivid countries market share segments is focused to
generate large innovation among technology frameworks where GDPR will enable to keep
data of consumers highly safe and also protect higher safety standards for higher
effectiveness among operations. The GDPR being highly innovative business framework
keeps strong focus onto development of gaining strong creativity among all operations which
is one of the most integral part in business hemisphere (Ewers and Allesch, 2019).
QUESTION 3
Networking infrastructure
Networking infrastructure can be understood as the hardware and software resources
of an entire network which enables to network with connectivity , communication among all
operations and management teams within all departments to keep highly effective network on
all grounds. Communication paths and parameters of services among users, processes and all
services highly impact internal business potentiality and also external hemisphere of
connectivity among all operations (Stauffer, Pedraza‐Martinez and Van Wassenhove, 2016).
In digital business world various companies are highly using innovation within their business
and products development where top management highly looks upon developing various new
infrastructure tools to keep highly advanced tool among company services which will also
pertain to use wide viability among operations surfacing among all operations.
Telecommunications is one of the biggest factor onto which higher focus is developed to
keep all parameters of communication safe among customers and company business
networking chains highly effective to indulge all stakeholders within decision making
procedural elements onto vivid horizons. ASDA being one of the most highly developed and
oldest goodwill attained retail company highly focuses to attain stronger communication
networking systems, with latest software and hardware for higher profitability.

Hardware components of IT infrastructure are servers, computers , data centres and
software components are enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management,
productivity applications and various other innovative tools which enables to keep all data
within company business highly safe. Intranet is a network which is an open space where
customers can create content, communicate, collaborate and provide their feedbacks which
will enable company to develop strong connectivity (Tönnissen and Teuteberg, 2019).
Intranet procedures has been highly evolving as an innovative step and business
framework where ASDA an develop its company culture vividly by working onto various
dynamics. Intranet spaces enable customers to share their preferences with company
management and also promote various fundamentals onto which higher functional strength
can be developed by top management , by providing customers the space to discuss their
preferences effectively. Extranet is also very likely as Intranet which provides controlled
access to authorized consumers, vendors, partners and clients working under business
framework outside the company (Frishammar, Richtnér and Björk, 2019.). This can be
considered to be highly one of the most important infrastructure of producing large extent
support among consumers market share and to provide controlled accessibility among all
clients and business agents which are closely connected with businesses. The key benefits of
extranets are that it enables to communicate and collaborate effectively with external clients,
customers and also stakeholders via secure network and high developed innovative supply
chains. It enables to consolidate all processes such as online ordering, order tracking and
inventory management within various parameters which enable company to develop high
effective resourceful infrastructure with technology. ASDA can develop its networking
infrastructure with intranet and extranet as they are not only highly innovative and will
provide company to develop a space where all networking can be taken place within quick
time frame (Vecchi, 2017).
Local area network (LAN) is computer networking system that interconnects
computers and technology within limited area such as business workplace which enables to
communicate with each other on day to day operational services basis. This can be
understood as cost effective networking system which enables companies to develop
business framework into limited space but keeps control on all supervision working
fundamentals for keenly segregating the contemporary business space among business
marketers. ASDA can use this information system to develop its infrastructure of

communication within production department which will effectively develop high end
strategies for higher profitability and communication business services.
The use of these appliances will add high business value to contemporary business world
where digital optimum resources have been recognised as one of the biggest investment to
attain higher productivity and also fathom to higher marketing positions
 ASDA can build high competitive edge benchmarks of strong infrastructure where
technology in operations will enable to generate higher profitability, leverage the best targets
among outputs and relatively develop synergy of high optimum services. The business
development needs to be focused with higher technical effectiveness, collective framework
of all gained functional effectiveness and also bring employees, stakeholders close to sales
and production targets (Rauter, Globocnik and Baumgartner, 2019).
 Globally brands are competing with each other for strong innovation among their operations
and technical advancement which will built higher synergy for more productive outputs
within ASDA. More innovative the communication infrastructure more larger is the vision
onto which company can address the new demands of consumers and marketers working
towards rational business services. There has been high vivid dynamic functionality among
all operations by ASDA as it aims to gain the position of higher functional strength which
will connect it to various business goals and to develop strong focused hemisphere of
working parameters.
 The technical advancement among all operations will enable to generate higher productivity
among all operations which will also develop stronger innovation among system and keep
employees highly motivated to keep retained for longer working arenas. These factors
enable us to analyse how ASDA cam build strong rational synergy of strong technical
advancement among all operations and also look upon higher avenues which will enable
business to develop new paradigms with high innovation. ASDA can successfully complete
various global benchmarks set by retail industry where the verge of automation is vastly
developing and is also looked upon as the same synergy under which higher strength and
diverse business functioning can be developed (Arnason, 2019).
CONLCUSION
The report can be concluded with detailed explanation on various parameters of usage
of technology in business operations by ASDA Company which is one of the biggest retail

brand in UK industry which is widely undergoing huge transformation and developing higher
synergy of working fundamentals. The report has further concluded various information
systems such as ESS, DSS within various departments of business world where ASDA is
aiming to bring large synergy of all operations innovatively. The report concludes latest IT
trends such as cloud computing and machine learning which will enable to generate higher
functionality of all operations vividly on vast level. The report further concludes innovative
tools and techniques to ensure data safety among all operations and also programming details
of GDPR which enables to keep consumer data safely within privacy. There is also
discussion of importance of networking infrastructure within business scenario were ASDA
aims to use intranets, extranets and LAN which are highly innovative tools for day to day
business operations onto larger scale. The importance of these appliances in adding business
value to contemporary business world is also explained in context of ASDA business
framework which aims to generate higher profitability and stronger goodwill among
consumers market share and within all technology networks (Drobyazko, Hryhoruk and
Sergiychuk, 2019).

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