From my reading I've seen this phrase the "benefits and risks of applied technology." I can somewhat see the train of thought that the author went through in writing this phrase but "risk" is just not the best word to describe the situation. The appropriate use of technology is certainly a tenuous precipice its easy to completely abandon the use of technologies in presentation or at work or otherwise. And we often see work places were this mentality has taken hold at my own work our ordering and inventory software is still based in Basic programing language. The irony is that our cloud net works have to use a shell or sumsuch to run these programs when we could instead run programs that more frequently update in a java or html based languge on an intranet framwork much more easily and efficently.
However, the draw back is as always the higher the level of technology the less likely one is to recieve expediant help with setting up the projector for example vs asking around for chalk or a dry erase marker. The cost vs benefit needs to find a balance, but when customers expect a quality experience accurate information about where a product can be found can mean the differance between a customer buying a product from you and one buying a product on line and this is true more often that not.
Interesting way of looking or working with technology in the work place. You seem to see the needs of the work place vs. the reality of what is available for your work. "The cost vs benefit needs to find a balance" is probably the risk employers take when they update their software. But like you said when the customer wants something, you better have it or they will go somewhere else. So, having efficient software goes a long way for everyone involved, including the customer. Great comment, Jeremy
ReplyDeleteThat is definitely an interesting blog. I didn't really think about the benefits and risks of technology in the work place, I thought of it in a school and social network way. While I agree with you that there are so so many benefits of technology, the way that technology is rapidly expanding can become a risk. It's really important to keep up with technology as it grows and become knowledgeable in the tech processes.
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