Determining Operating Systems and Software Applicatios

Determining Operating Systems and Software Applications

Organization in Focus: Amazon.com

Christa D. Phillips

BIS/320

May 2, 2013

Timothy Thacker

Determining Operating Systems and Software Applications

Organization in Focus: Amazon.com

Introduction

The moment the world of e-Commerce has been introduced to the human society, several organizations embracing the system that it offers began to spur out. Relatively, such increase in number of companies dedicated to utilizing the Internet for business purposes created a great opportunity for programmers to develop several software programs that would practically make it easier for the said business operators to handle their transactions online. Not all companies who enjoined themselves into the system were successful enough. In fact, a lot of them failed to follow through the trail of online success. Notably, though, the ones who were left standing in the fact of both challenges and competition were strong enough to impose that their system has withstood the test of time and technological advancements. In the discussion that follows, a particular focus on the system used by Amazon.com shall be given attention to. The operating system and the primary software operations they utilize to transact with their clients shall be explored hence pointing out how much IT operations have contributed to the success that they are experiencing at present.

Background of the Company

Amazon is known as the American multinational organization that operates online under the principles of electronic commerce. Notably, being one of the world’s largest online retail stores, it has first operated under the condition of selling books online, but has now expanded to a lot more products offered between sellers and clients accordingly. The portal utilized by the company to serve their clients and to provide advertising and marketing operations that would suit their need to be known in the web are all essential aspects of the...