Managerial Applications of Information Technology

1. On average, private sector IT projects underestimated budget and delivery time of systems by ________ percent.

There are many different types of computer or database applications for business including Database systems, Web-based database systems, Data security systems, Data mining systems, Data visualization systems and etc.

When geographically dispersed organization, you may choose to store them Databases on a central database server, or to be distributed to local servers (or A combination of both). A distributed database is one logical database that is Spread across computers physically in multiple locations that are linked by Network data connections. We emphasize that a distributed database is really A database. Distributed database is still Centrally managed as a resource to provide local companies with flexibility And customization. The network must allow users to exchange data. And thus the user (Or program) in place A must be able to access (and possibly update) data in Place B. site had spread sites spread over a wide area system that shown in figure below

atabase is a collection of data which describes the activities of one or more organizations in a well-defined structure and the structure of a database is specific and it has a purpose. Database Management System (DBMS) is used to control or organize the data in a database. Database Management System (DBMS) is also used for maintaining large collections of data. Distributed database can be defined as a collection of various databases which can be stored at different computer network locations. In this paper we discuss about Distributed Databases, their advantages and disadvantages.

Kimura, H., Huo, G., Rasin, A., Madden, S., & Zdonik, S. B. (2010). CORADD: Correlation aware database designer for materialized views and indexes. Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment, 3(1-2), 1103-1113.

A Database Management System or (DBMS) is an essential tool for any organization or company in today’s modern world. A DBMS is “a group of programs that manipulate the database and provide an interface between the database and its users and other application programs” (Stair & Reynolds, 2011, p. 189). So in choosing the right DBMS there are many factoring issues with choosing the right one for the company or organization. When choosing a DBMS one has to think about how the system will ultimately help the company or organization with day to day processes and the goals of the company or organization.

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Database systems provide efficient access to large volumes of data and are vital to the operation of many organizations.

Janine expects the system will take one full year to implement before any benefits are shown.

Since 1960 and beyond the need for an efficient data management and retrieval of data has always been an issue due to the growing need in business and academia. To resolve these issues a number of databases models have been created. Relational databases allow data storage, retrieval and manipulation using a standard Structured Query Language (SQL). Until now, relational databases were an optimal enterprise storage choice. However, with an increase in growth of stored and analyzed data, relational databases have displayed a variety of limitations. The limitations of scalability, storage and efficiency of queries due to the large volumes of data [1] [2].

Carlson Companies is known for being one of the leading privately held organizations in the United States. Carlson Enterprises has an existence in the business, marketing, travel, and hospitality industries. The IT division known as Carlson Shared Services, works as a service provider to all of the internal customers (Welcome to the World of Carlson, 2012). Carlson Shared Services supports a range of user applications and services. The IT division also uses a centralized data processing model that is designed to exceed the business operational requirements. The central computing environment contains an IBM mainframe and more than fifty (50) networked HP and Sun servers (Welcome to the World of Carlson, 2012). The mainframe promotes a broad range of applications. These include the Oracle financial database, e-mail, Microsoft Exchange, Web, PeopleSoft, and a data warehouse application. This paper examines the case study from this course’s the textbook that discusses

The database used should be open and industry standard to allow easy integration with other applications and easy movement of data in the future. The database

The US Securities and Exchange Commissions required many large public companies to submit financial reports in XBRL format, but organizations often concern about the cost and time that associate to transform all their financial data to XBRL. The Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants, a privately held nonprofit company, recognized the value of XBRL to reduce transactional costs and improve operational efficiency. They believed converting their accounting data to XBRL format would deliver more benefits than the costs. With Altova MapForce and FlowForce Server, MACPA was able to transform all data from different systems to XBRL and automate data collection and extraction processes. Not only has the project driven operational efficiencies and increase data accessibility, but also potentially enabled MACPA to submit information to SEC in XBRL.

While BI has been a staple of IT infrastructure and database environments for decades, the rise of Big Data has created new requirements. The sheer volume of information requires specialized capabilities to just pull the data together. In addition, the speed of business no longer allows for the traditional IT-centric “gather

This paper will discuss the processes and pitfalls faced by Information Technology managers in today’s world of business. Today’s IT managers need not only be savvy about existing equipment and upcoming technology; but must also understand the budget issues they face and how to properly address them. The IT manager is asked to look into a crystal ball and predict what products will be beneficial and which requirements can be cut from the budget. They must be able to differentiate between the new shiny fad and products that will be a true asset to the company’s visions and goals. An IT budget can no longer be a static number on the company’s finance sheet; it must be a clear vision of the department’s future spending while falling in line with the goals and expectations of the company.