The Strategic Implications of Web Technologies

I. INTRODUCTION

The web and the Internet as we know it today had experienced a vast trend of changes. In the early days of web technologies, the Internet was only comprised of simple web pages that displayed information, most of which were from scientific writings. As technologies become more mature, web sites were now able to display dynamic content, as well as to provide interactive elements on their web pages. However, there were no definite standards on how web technologies should be implemented, and thus the implementation of such advanced web technology features become quite difficult. The introduction of web frameworks promised to streamline the implementation of a vast set of features and to stimulate more productive web development practices.

As framework-based web technologies become more widely incorporated into development practices in enterprise settings, the strategic implications of these technologies need to be highlighted in perspective of performance and security. In current literature, there seems to be a lack of research that examines the performance and security gains directly applicable to businesses and organizations that adopt framework-based web technologies. This creates a knowledge gap that prohibits organizations to fully understand the implications of framework technologies and hinders them from fully utilizing these technologies to enhance the performance of their businesses. The stream of current research reveals many examinations into web frameworks and their technical features. This article intent to review current research literature in order approach a conclusion for the following research question: how do web framework technologies strategically enhance the performance and security of businesse...

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