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IOT (internet of things) any device connected to internet, with goal of enhancing performance without
human intervention
Types of Data - quantitative
- categorical
- dates & times
- Boolean
- Images & multimedia
Four Common Characteristics of Big Data - Variety (different forms of data)
- Volume (scale of data)
- Velocity (analysis of streaming data)
- Veracity (uncertainty of data)
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) demand and sales forecasting,marketing, customer service
SCM (supply chain management accounting, finance, logistics, production
M2M (machine to machine) 2+ connected devices interacting via wireless or wired connections with goal of
data sharing an analytics without human intervention
Core data drivers: - (raw facts describing characteristics) -->
Data --> Info --> Business intelligence --> Knowledge - (best/worst selling products) -->
(skills, experience coupled with info and intelligence) - (lowest sales per week compared with economic interest) -->
- (skills, experience coupled with info and intelligence)
Structured Data defined length, type and format includes numbers, dates or strings
Machine-generated structured data: created by machine without human intervention
Human-generated structured data data which humans interact with such computers
Unstructured data not defined, doesn't follow specific format, typically free-form text such as emails,
tweets & text messages doesn't follow specific format
Machine-generated unstructured data satellite images, scientific atmosphere data & radar data
Human-generated unstructured data: text messages, social media data & and emails
Information data converted into meaningful and useful contexet
Variable: data characteristics which stands for a value that changes or varies over time
, Report A document containing data organized in table, matrix or graphical format,
allowing users to easily comprehend and understand info
- Dynamic report: changes automatically during creation
-Static report: created once based on data that doesn’t change
Descriptive vs Diagnostic Analytics Descriptive:
- describes part of performance & history
Diagnostic:
- examines data or content to answer questions “why did it happen?”
Predictive analytics: extract
Predictive vs Prescriptive Analytics Predictive:
- extracts info from data to predict future trends & identify behaviour patterns
Prescriptive:
- creates model including best decision to make/ course of action
Knowledge Asset vs Knowledge Worker Knowledge Asset:
-human, structural and recorded resources available to organization
Knowledge Worker:
- individual valued for ability to interpret and analyze info
Transformation of data --> knowledge Data -- info -- BI -- Knowledge
Data Silo (when departments working independently) occurs when one department is unable to freely communicate with other
departments, making it difficult or impossible for orgs to work cross-functionally
Data Democratization the ability for data to be collected, analyzed, and accessible to all users
Overview of Systems Thinking
MIS (management info system) --departments working Business function which moves info about people, products and processes across
interdependently company to facilitate decision-making and problem-solving
Titles in tech/data - CIO: (Chief info officer)
- CDO: (Chief data officer)
-CTO: (Chief tech officer)
- CSO: (Chief security officer)
- CPO: (Chief Privacy Officer)
-CKO: (Chief Knowledge Officer)
Manager 6 Step Process 1) Problem identification
2) Data collection
3) Solution generation
4) Solution Test
5) Solution Selection
6) Solution Implementation