Role of IT in media
As information technology is important for other industries, it has also an important place for different types of media. Whether it is print media or electronic media it is growing with the growth in the technology tools and processes. The most of the advance tools of different media depend on the servers on which the data is stored hence here comes the role of the Managed IT Services companies.
Electronic Media
If we take the example of electronic media, it is an electronic form of communication for e.g. television, telephone, computer system etc. The devices of these media also have integration with the satellites like for television the signals come from a satellite so here is also a computer is involved. The data of these devices is stored on a server it can be on-site or on a remote location. Now day’s digital media has taken place of any type of new media means all the things are in a digital format.
Print Media
In the print media the newspaper we read also comes online means it can also be read by using the internet technology. All you have to have a computer system and an internet connection and just log in to any newspaper website and each and every page of the newspaper can be easily read. This is the excellent work technology has done for the print media. This is a fast and convenient way to access the news if you don’t have much time to go to the market and purchase the newspaper.
Many types of magazines and journals are also published on the internet which can be accessed. Except this, information can be shared in a more interesting and easy way by using blogs. A user can creates its personal blog and can share information with other people online and can take their views about its post.
Telecommunications
At present we use the most easy, fast and convenient medium of sharing information and talking to other without going near to them. This is called a telephone. After the invention it had made revolution in the electronic media and telecommunication industry. The data a telecom company gathers is huge so big servers or data-centers are required. In this regard most of the telecom firms have their own internal IT support department for this or most Server Management firms are also offering data-center services.
We can conclude that in the present arena one of the most challenging and growing sector is the information technology which has become a part of almost every organization for the growth of the industry as well as the country.