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Which option lists the top four technology trends that affect all enterprise business decisions?

The correct answer is C. social, mobility, analytics, cloud. The top four technology trends that profoundly influence enterprise business decisions are social, mobility, analytics, and cloud, often collectively referred to as SMAC.

Introduction to Business Architecture

Question

Which option lists the top four technology trends that affect all enterprise business decisions?

Options

  • Asecurity, big data, mobile, Internet
  • Bmobility, social, data, security
  • Csocial, mobility, analytics, cloud
  • Dcloud, security, BYOD, big data

How the community answered

(48 responses)
  • A
    8% (4)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    85% (41)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

The top four technology trends that profoundly influence enterprise business decisions are social, mobility, analytics, and cloud, often collectively referred to as SMAC.

Asecurity, big data, mobile, Internet

While security, big data, mobile, and the Internet are important, 'Internet' is too broad, and 'big data' is often subsumed under 'analytics'; this list is less precise as a set of four distinct transformative trends compared to SMAC.

Bmobility, social, data, security

'Data' is too general and is better captured by 'analytics'; 'security' is a crucial concern across all trends but not typically listed as one of the four transformative trends in the SMAC context itself.

Csocial, mobility, analytics, cloudCorrect

These four trends-social technologies for collaboration and customer engagement, mobility for ubiquitous access, analytics for data-driven insights, and cloud computing for scalable infrastructure and services-are widely recognized as fundamental pillars impacting modern enterprise strategies. They represent a comprehensive shift in how businesses operate, interact, and gain competitive advantage.

Dcloud, security, BYOD, big data

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is a specific aspect of mobility, and big data is better represented by analytics; this list is not the most commonly cited set of the top four overarching trends.

Concept tested: Major enterprise technology trends (SMAC)

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#technology trends#social#mobility#analytics#cloud

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