MIS 587 - Blog 5
MIS 587 Blog IV Now that we have completed the learning modules for MIS 587, I can say that this course has genuinely piqued my interest in business intelligence and other concepts related to network science. I found that many of the courses in the MIS program have emphasized the affects and importance of big data, but I previously had little knowledge on how to analyze that data and transform into intelligence or gain insight from that data. However, I now have a far better understanding of these concepts and see how business intelligence is a vital part in helping organizations decipher to endless amounts of data out there in the real world. The first module introduced the concept of Big Data, and helped to put the size of Big Data into context. One of the interesting slides that stood out in the initial lectures was the comparison of a 11oz cup of coffee and the great wall of China. In this comparison, the visualization states that by 2015, the world will reach a Zettaby...