Dr. Sree Nilakanta has been doing research and teaching at Iowa State University since 1986. He holds a PhD in Strategy and Systems from the University of Houston. He has taught several IS and BA courses including the introduction to MIS [CE1] that this book addresses. As a faculty at Iowa State University, where the modern digital computer was invented, he has a unique appreciation of the technology and its impact on people and organizations. He currently serves as the director of the Business Analytics program.