SPACE and BusinessBy: Michael Douglas

Commercialization of Technology

In history, various information systems technologies have gone from the public to the private sector:

-The Internet

-Communication

-Transportation

-And currently, Space Technology…

Skybox

Skybox is a satellite imagery company founded by four men from Stanford University in 2009

They “build satellites…write code…and deploy data centers” allowing them to collect and analyze big data

Skybox was acquired by Google for $500 million in August 1, 2014

Business Applications

Skybox

http://www.skyboximaging.com/products#analytics

Competitive edge

Supply Chain

Investments

Important Take-aways

The progression of information systems technology into space

Information Systems is an interdisciplinary field

Four young adults were able to create a $500 million company in less than 5 years

What are your opinions about business entering space?

References

http://www.informationweek.com/mobile/mobile-business/space-next-big-data-frontier/d/d-id/1306869?page_number=1

http://www.ibtimes.com/googles-new-satellites-can-spy-apples-supply-chains-skybox-ceo-says-1603642

http://www.skyboximaging.com/products#applications