BLUF
The main components of business operations typically lack any mention of technology or cybersecurity. This leaves out many important and hidden works of many departments keeping the company running and safe from hacks and cyber attacks. IT and Cybersecurity (Technology) should be recognized as a main and important component of business operations.
Other Components
Other components of a business include but are not limited to, cybersecurity, IT, funding, value creation, management, media, legal, etc. They operate in the background, going unnoticed by the masses. Cybersecurity and IT would fall under the umbrella of technology. It would land among the rest of the main components on the typical business operations chart. However, why do these essential business supports fall out of vision when analyzing a company and its structure?
IT in Business Operations
IT in the business space would fall under technology, a main component to business operations. IT deals with technical support, administration, programming and communications (Indeed Editorial Team, 2024). They constantly run software updates and keep company applications and hardware running and up to date. It is vital for the daily operations of a business. They allow the company to have proper communication channels. IT also handles things like logs and data on operation and proper flow of information. Jobs like this include network administrators and IT project managers.
IT Organization
As stated before IT can be put under the technology category but what about after that? It can be broken into many different subsections. IT would start with a CIO or IT Director at the top of its chain (Gutiérrez, 2024). Under them, it would begin to break apart: IT management, support, IT security, hardware, networks and development. Management would oversee separate different specialized teams which would be the next chain in the flowchart of business components.
Conclusion
In conclusion, IT and Cybersecurity are vastly overlooked when considering components of a business. They are a vital part of keeping a business up and running. It is the silent support of companies. Any modern day business could not properly operate without IT or Cybersecurity sectors or departments.
References
Indeed Editorial Team. (2024). What does the IT department do and what are IT roles? | indeed.com UK. What Does the IT Department Do and What Are IT Roles? https://uk.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/what-does-it-department-do
Gutiérrez, N. (2024, October 4). The IT department: structure, roles and responsibilities. The IT department: Structure, roles and Responsibilities.