The company’s data is spread across multiple independent database silos making it difficult to aggregate, reconcile, and facilitate the decision-making process in the organization. The company needs to ensure that everyone in the organization speaks the same business language and agrees on a standard definition of data terms in order to find a ‘Single Version of the Truth to drive to the right conclusion’. To overcome these challenges, the company made the decision to implement a BI solution. As a recently hired BI Manager in the company, you are tasked to lead and oversee the creation of the BI solution. Prepare and submit a 5 to 6 slide Power Point presentation (APA format) that includes the following:
Your proposed High-level IS Architecture Diagram of Steel Wheels’ BI solution
A description of each component in this Architecture.
Your High-level IS Architecture diagram should look similar to the diagram found on page 138 or slide #13 from Chapter 3 of Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Data Science: A Managerial Perspective. Create your own diagram and be as creative as you want in your presentation! Also, on page 138 you will find the definitions of the components of High-Level IS Architecture for your reference. You may consider as well new trends like Big Data, Event-Processing, and On-Demand Delivery as part of the company’s BI Architecture. Before you start with the assignment, please read the company overview PowerPoint presentation (Steel-Wheels-Overview.pptx Download Steel-Wheels-Overview.pptx). The company is a fictitious company made up for this class. Throughout this class, we will complete case studies and solve problems for the company. Please make sure to first read and review the company’s overview so that you get familiarized with the company. After you review the company overview, start completing the Week 2 Case Study assignment as directed in the above instructions.
Resources:
Chapter 3 – Descriptive Analytics II: Nature of Data, Statistical Modeling, and Visualization from Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Data Science: A Managerial Perspective – Chapter 3 provides an overview of typical high-level IS architecture of a data warehouse.
Oracle Data warehousing Approach and ConceptsLinks to an external site. – This is a good reference describing the business intelligence approach.https://docs.oracle.com/cd/B10500_01/server.920/a96520/concept.htm
Steel-Wheels Company PowerPoint Overview Download Steel-Wheels Company PowerPoint Overview
Big Data: This massive gathering and analyzing of data in real time is allowing us to not only address some of humanity biggest challenges but is also helping create a new kind of planetary nervous system. Yet as Edward Snowden and the release of the Prism documents have shown, the accessibility of all this data collection comes at a STEEP price!!https://youtu.be/bIY3LUZ7i8Y?si=18toh1YzlZ3tas9fLinks to an external site.
