Discussion Week 8

Week 8 Discussion 1

Centralized versus Decentralized Database Management Systems

Identify a business that has between 5 and 25 locations. Please respond to the following in not more than 250 words:

• ·         Evaluate whether this business should adopt a centralized or distributed DBMS.
• ·         If you selected a centralized system, explain how you would manage performance and failure issues.
• ·         If you selected a distributed system, explain how you would achieve transaction transparency.

Week 8 Discussion 2

Business Intelligence Tools

Please respond to the following in not more than 200 words:

• ·         Identify a commercially available or open-source business intelligence tool and the type of business performance information it provides. Do not repeat an example that has been posted by another student.
• ·         Explain how this tool addresses the challenges of Big Data.
• ·         Estimate whether the likely value of the tool outweighs its costs to an organization of your choice.