IFSM 495 UMGC Changing Technological Systems Discussion Replies – Description
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student1
The world changed after COVID-19; it was a pandemic that was the root cause of why so many different businesses had to change their IT infrastructure. The capability to work from home, attend meetings virtually, and provide both employees and customers with more web-based solutions rather than in-person were all pressures that would make or break many “non-essential” businesses during the pandemic. This pressure and adapting to it is something that can be called enterprise modernization. To develop a concrete definition for modernization I’d first like to provide some other terms for context:
Legacy applications/systems – “Information systems that may be based on outdated technologies but are critical to day to day operations” ( Gartner, n.d.).
Cloud – Many times this refers to accessing a third party’s web applications that store data on their servers for you or use their computing power to accomplish processes for you so that you don’t have to use your own computer to do it. You log into their website and can use their portal/storage area as a web based hard drive to hold information on so you don’t have to host it on your own hard drive.
Now that these terms are well defined, the way the way I’d like to concretely define enterprise modernization for this time period As:
Replacing legacy applications/systems that may use local resources with newer usually cloud based systems that allow access to a company’s web resources from both fixed and remote locations with increased processing power and efficiency.
I don’t think this a new concept at all and as time passes enterprise modernization’s definition changes based on what the legacy technology was and what the new technology is that’s replacing it, however we saw a large jump, almost like a new technological revolution from the Covid pandemic. Although we are now at a post pandemic age, where social distancing is no longer required and neither is working from home, I believe the infrastructure established from this past wave of enterprise modernization is not going anywhere. The reason I believe this is because of competition both for employees and customers. Employees now see remote work/telework as a huge benefit, and the companies that want to attract the most talent will offer this benefit. As far as customers, whenever we see a company’s website that looks like it’s based on the legacy web and has limited capabilities compared to web 3.0, we immediately get a negative impression, therefore IT upgrades implemented from the covid pandemic will obviously still be utilized and improved on in the future.
Questions for you:
What other things may I have missed in the definition for enterprise modernization?
How is Trusty Carpets currently utilizing enterprise modernization and how will they be utilizing it after your team’s solution is implemented?
studnet2
Big Data
Data that is too large and hard to manage is Big Data. Additionally, it can be complex or fast and doesn’t fit into the process that traditional methods use. Big data is formed from data mining. Dealing with Big Data means dealing with large volumes of stored information. Over the last several decades, Big Data has managed to organize a wide range of industries. Using Big Data allows companies to manage their rapidly growing business to optimize how customers use products and services. In the past, companies would manage their own storage structure. This in turn caused businesses to manage and operate their own facilitate and security.
Machine learning assist companies by helping identify patterns and anomaly detection. Big Data also supports predictive analytics. This can be done through imaging, video and text data recognition system. The automation of data classification and business processes. “Advanced forms of visualization and analytics tools even let users ask questions in natural language, with the system automatically determining the right query and showing the results in a context-relevant manner.” (Schmelzer, 2023)
Some top trends are:
Edge computing
Cloud and hybrid computing
Data lakes
Many departments within a company use Big Data Analytics. This data can be gathered from social media, personal devices, and check ins. Big Data is stored in computer databases, then analyzed by complex data software. Big data falls in to two categories, structured and unstructured. Structured data is managed by databases and spreadsheets. Unstructured data is not formatted and unorganized. This data can come from social media. Data analyst use information from big data too review different types of data.
Big Data manages to impact companies by creating fast larger systems. This aids in customer services. The importance of Big Data lies in what it is used for. The data can be analyzed, streamlines, improve efficiencies, product growth, opportunities, and assist with decision making. Additionally, business can accomplish task such as, “Detecting fraudulent behavior before it affects your organization. Determining root causes of failures, issues and defects in near-real time.” (Big Data: What it is and why it matters)
Big Data will help Trusty Carpets by managing to upgrade Jerry’s IT infrastructure by analyzing the Data. Trust Carpets will have a cut in cost. This is due to what the data showing where to cut cost and expand. It can also improve Customer Service by providing insight in real time, which allows customers to have a personal experience. Jerry will also be able to solve problems, especially reoccurring problem by analyzing the data. Most importantly, Big Data can help increase Trusty Carpet’s Revenue. According to Fuggle, “Analytics provide you with in-depth intelligence into the customer lifecycle, and you can identify new ways to encourage sales.”
Questions:
What makes Big Data a great choice for small Business?
What are the advantages of Big Data?
What are disadvantages of Big Data?
How do you think Big Data would impact Trusty Carpets?
student 3
The use of 5G has been quite controversial worldwide, but the benefits to consumers and businesses may outweigh the potential problems. 5G increases the speed of your phone by 10 gigabits per second, which makes it possible to download a 4K movie in 25 seconds (Finley, Pearlstein & Hill, 2022). It is called 5G because this is the 5th generation of cellular networks, providing access globally. All cellular networks have encoded data through radio waves that use various frequencies that are divided into bands. Previous cellular networks were only able to transmit data on low- and mid-band frequencies, where 5G can transmit on low-, mid- and high-band frequencies. The high-band provides much faster speeds but is limited on the distance the signal can reach and it cannot penetrate through objects like the low-band can. Some 5G providers understand these limitations and therefore offer low-band 5G coverage across most of the country, mid-band coverage in some cities and high-band coverage in specific locations such as event venues and stadiums (Finley, Pearlstein & Hill, 2022).
One of the biggest disadvantages to the 5G rollout was how expensive it is. Not only is the 5G equipment costly, but installing and maintaining the network is costly. Another major concern that has yet to be proven is the health aspect. Many people are concerned that 5G is emitting a large amount of radiation and when some of these towers are near schools and neighborhoods, residents are fearful of what can happen to their health in the short and long term (Moses, n.d.).
I do believe using 5G would be a helpful addition to Trusty Carpets, as long as their current devices are 5G capable. When working with customers and utilizing software applications, being able to produce information quickly and accurately is a major benefit to the business. Customers will be satisfied and Trust Carpets will continue to get more business from word of mouth customers.
Some questions for you to consider:
1) Do you have or use 5G technology in your personal or work life? What are your thoughts on it?
2) What are some other disadvantages brought about by 5G technology?
3) Are you worried about the effect 5G could be having on our health? Why or why not?
Alicia Duff
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