Problem
Technology architecture describes the infrastructure required to support applications, operations, and reporting requirements. Emerging technologies, like wearables, are on pace to disrupt technology architecture in the next three to five years. In this case, a technology could be considered "disruptive technology" if they also disrupt their industry.
a) Read more about the framework Deloitte has developed to capitalize on new business opportunities and learn more about technology architecture in the process: Read, "Architectural disruptions set to alter the technology industry" >>Download Read, "Architectural disruptions set to alter the technology industry" >>
b) Read more about wearables and the industries they are disrupting: Read, "From A to Z: Wearable technology explained" >>Download Read, "From A to Z: Wearable technology explained" >>
c) In 1995, Clayton Christensen and colleagues coined the term, Disruptive Innovation. Twenty years later, they revisited the term, its impact, and its impact on organization's today in this article. Read, "What is Disruptive Innovation?" >>Download Read, "What is Disruptive Innovation?" >>
In this essay, you will:
a) Begin by selecting and describing a company you are familiar with.
b) Imagine or detail the use of wearables in that industry.
c) Discuss the kind of technology architecture needed to support wearables at this company, and potential architectural disruptions.
d) Next, provide an overview of whether this advancement would or does make this company a disruptive innovator, and why.