The volume of information organizations generate has grown beyond what traditional databases alone can handle. This module examines three approaches organizations use to manage and extract value from large and complex information environments. You'll start with Big Data, including what it is, what makes it distinct, and the characteristics that define it. You'll then look at data warehouses and data marts: how they're structured, what's required to implement and maintain them, and how they support decision-making by bringing together information from across the enterprise. The module closes with knowledge management, the practices organizations use to capture, share, and apply not just structured information but the expertise that exists within their people and processes. You'll examine both the benefits and the real challenges of implementing knowledge management systems. Together, these three topics represent significant ways modern organizations turn information into organizational value. 💡Tip for success: As you work through each topic, think about a specific organization and ask yourself how it might be applying or struggling to apply each of these approaches.

Summative assessment for the course