What business benefits did the organizations described in this case achieve by analyzing and using big data? Identify two decisions at the organizations described in this case that were improved by using big data and two decisions that big data did not improve.

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Case Study: Does Big Data Provide the Answer?

Test your understanding of Module Eight, and complete the Case Study: Does Big Data Provide the Answer? The case can be found in the Managing Information Systems Textbook.

  1. What business benefits did the organizations described in this case achieve by analyzing and using big data?
  2. Identify two decisions at the organizations described in this case that were improved by using big data and two decisions that big data did not improve.
  3. Describe the limitations to using big data.
  4. Should all organizations try to collect and analyze big data? Why or why not? What management, organization, and technology issues should be addressed before a company decides to work with big data

 

When you make assumptions based on the context and scenario, be sure to identify them and explain your reasoning. Provide support for your assumptions and conclusions to ensure your projects maintain validity.

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Implementation Proposal

Submit the Implementation Proposal to the School Board. Assuming that you obtained board approval to move forward with this project, you will next create a structure and implementation proposal that details the steps to complete the implementation from start to finish. Remember: you are providing an implementation strategy for IT staff that outlines the structure and steps for successful implementation.

When you make assumptions based on the context and scenario, be sure to identify them and explain your reasoning. As a professional, you will want to provide support for your assumptions and conclusions to ensure your projects maintain validity.

 

 

Perform an ethical analysis of Facebook. What is the ethical dilemma presented by this case? What is the relationship of privacy to Facebook’s business model? Describe the weaknesses of Facebook’s privacy policies and features.

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4-2 ERP Case Study: Facebook Privacy: Your Life for Sale

Text your understanding of Module Four, and complete the Case Study: Facebook Privacy: Your Life for Sale in the Managing Information Systems Textbook.

  • Perform an ethical analysis of Facebook. What is the ethical dilemma presented by this case?
  • What is the relationship of privacy to Facebook’s business model?
  • Describe the weaknesses of Facebook’s privacy policies and features. What management, organization, and technology factors have contributed to those weaknesses?
  • Will Facebook be able to have a successful business model without invading privacy? Explain your answer. Could Facebook take any measures to make this possible

Research the origins of the internet – how it started, developed, and is developing now. Write a short paper summarizing the evolution of the network protocols used today.

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3-2 Short Paper: Network Protocols

Read this article What’s The Difference Between The OSI Seven-Layer Network Model And TCP/IP? on electronic design website about TCP/IP and the OSI model, and then watch the Big interview with Vint Cerf, ‘the father of Internet video.

Research the origins of the internet – how it started, developed, and is developing now. Write a short paper summarizing the evolution of the network protocols used today.

 

In response to your peers, discuss how a phased implementation might allow the organization to focus on a critical area, stabilize the system, and make adjustments in a phased environment.

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Discussion: Systems Development Life Cycle

Discussion Topic

In this module, we discussed the SLDC in detail and showed the benefits of using this approach. However, some organizations might be hesitant to use this approach and might prefer a phased implementation. If you were the project manager and you were asked about a phased implementation, how would you respond? Do you think that this type of implementation would be appropriate?

In response to your peers, discuss how a phased implementation might allow the organization to focus on a critical area, stabilize the system, and make adjustments in a phased environment.

Compare the SOA in a table format, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each system. Discuss which system you would recommend for your organization and your rationale and justification for your decision

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3-2 Final Project Milestone Two: Service-Oriented Architecture

Assignment

Submit a two- to three-page paper discussing the three major ERP vendors: SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft Dynamics.

Compare the SOA in a table format, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each system. Discuss which system you would recommend for your organization and your rationale and justification for your decision

Discuss how you would analyze and provide a recommendation on the type of ERP architecture to use in your organization. Discuss what is necessary for the ERP implementation to be successful and the different types of ERP architectures.

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Enterprise Resource Planning

Discussion: ERP Architectures

Enterprises are mostly comprised of many applications that are either custom-built, acquired from a third party, or are from a legacy system. You work for an organization that has a combination of all three of these applications. This obviously presents an integration challenge as you prepare to recommend an ERP architecture.

    • Discuss how you would analyze and provide a recommendation on the type of ERP architecture to use in your organization.
    • Discuss what is necessary for the ERP implementation to be successful and the different types of ERP architectures.
    • In response to your peers, explore the impact of service-oriented architecture, as well as other architectures, on ERP systems.

 

 

What is needed to build a culture of innovation? How do you attract and motivate innovators? Knowing not every idea will lead to success, how do you select the idea to implement? How do you handle risks associated with building innovation?

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Committing to Innovation

Read Committing to Innovation transcript and answer the following questions.

  • What is needed to build a culture of innovation?
  • How do you attract and motivate innovators?
  • Knowing not every idea will lead to success, how do you select the idea to implement?
  • How do you handle risks associated with building innovation?

 

Discuss the pros and cons of cloud storage for both personal files and business files. What inputs and outputs are needed to support the storage environment?

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Written Assignment 2,

For Written Assignment 2, response to the following questions in an essay of 300 words. Ensure that you include the references you use in APA format. Many individuals and organizations are choosing cloud storage for their important files.

Discuss the pros and cons of cloud storage for both personal files and business files.

What inputs and outputs are needed to support the storage environment?

If you were the CIO of a corporation and were asked to make a decision regarding whether or not the organization would use cloud storage for their critical business files, defend the decision that you would make.

 

Compare and contrast the features and characteristics of a public cloud, a private cloud, and a hybrid cloud. Describe the types of fault tolerance and redundancy required for a business critical high-availability system.

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Compare and contrast the features and characteristics of a cloud

  1. Compare and contrast the features and characteristics of a public cloud, a private cloud, and a hybrid cloud.
  2. Describe the types of fault tolerance and redundancy required for a business critical high-availability system. Specify the configuration and components of the system you would incorporate as part of the design system availability/uptime.
  3. Describe both 3G and 4G cellular wireless networks,, including features and capabilities of each. Give one specific example of a technolochogy that each generation enabled