The Computer Myth states that automation's benefits are auto- matic, that computers are inherently a smart business investment that is likely to improve operations, reduce costs, or both. If this were true, organizations would be enjoying performance gains- revenues, earnings, cost savings, faster time-to-market, new products-proportional to their massively increased expendi- tures on Information Technology (IT). But they aren't. The Computer Myth isn't true, not by a long shot. It's a dangerous misconception that leads businesses to waste billions of dollars each year. Automation only benefits com- panies with a deep understanding of its true costs, limitations, capa- bilities, pitfalls, and requirements. Most organizations have not yet developed such an understanding, and it is costing them dearly. This book is for any business person who has to deal with computer systems. ---Kompyuter afsonasida aytilishicha, avtomatlashtirishning afzalliklari avtomatikdir, kompyuterlar aqlli biznes sarmoyasi bo'lib, operatsiyalarni yaxshilash, xarajatlarni kamaytirish yoki ikkalasini ham amalga oshirishi mumkin. Agar bu to'g'ri bo'lsa, tashkilotlar daromadlar, daromadlar, xarajatlarni tejash, bozorga tezroq kirish, yangi mahsulotlar - Axborot texnologiyalari (IT) ga bo'lgan katta o'sish xarajatlariga mutanosib ravishda foyda ko'rar edi. Lekin ular emas. Kompyuter haqidagi afsona haqiqatga to'g'ri kelmaydi, uzoqdan emas. Bu xavfli noto'g'ri tushuncha bo'lib, korxonalar har yili milliardlab dollarlarni isrof qilishiga olib keladi. Avtomatlashtirish faqat uning haqiqiy xarajatlarini, cheklovlarini, imkoniyatlarini, tuzoqlarini va talablarini chuqur tushunadigan kompaniyalarga foyda keltiradi. Aksariyat tashkilotlar hali bunday tushunchani ishlab chiqmagan va bu ularga qimmatga tushadi. Ushbu kitob kompyuter tizimlari bilan shug'ullanishi kerak bo'lgan har qanday ishbilarmonlar uchundir.