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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Managing Big Data

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Question 1:
Compare and contrast this case with the material in this chapter on Big Data. That is, given the disadvantages of over-retained data, how should an organization (NAIT) manage Big Data?
Answer:
Organizations end up retaining a lot of data over the years and will continue to do so as they expand and grow. This is true for organizations such as NAIT where every year they see more and more students while also expanding their campus with new buildings which require the storage of big data. In order for NAIT to manage their data, they must make sure that they do not over retain too much data as it will most likely cost them in the future.
Some of the disadvantages to over retaining data for NAIT would be unnecessary data storage costs and data migration, potential legal costs, and hidden costs. NAIT is continuously expanding its campus and with every new building, they will have to perform data migration to store information into some of the computers being installed which will cost time and money. If …show more content…

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