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Big Data and the Internet of Things: Enterprise Information Architecture for a New Age

by Robert Stackowiak, Art Licht, Venu Mantha, Louis Nagode

May 2015

Beginner to intermediate

220 pages

5h 53m

English

Apress

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From Punched Cards to Decision SupportThe Data WarehouseIndependent vs. Dependent Data MartsAn Incremental ApproachFaster Implementation StrategiesMatching Business Intelligence Tools to AnalystsEvolving Data Management StrategiesNoSQL DatabasesHadoop’s EvolutionHadoop Features and ToolsThe Internet of ThingsThe Methodology in This BookTOGAF and Architectural PrinciplesOur Methodology for Success

Understanding the Current StateInformation Architecture Maturity Self-AssessmentCurrent Business State of the IndustryIs a New Vision Needed?Developing the VisionThe Current State and Future State Data WarehouseDetermining Where Hadoop and NoSQL Databases FitLinking Hadoop and the Data Warehouse InfrastructureReal-Time Recommendations and ActionsValidating the Vision
Understand Business InitiativesBig Data and IoT Impact on BusinessData Gathering MethodsIdentify Critical Success FactorsBusiness DriversIT Drivers and Linkage to Business InitiativesPrioritize Initiatives to an Early RoadmapDetermine Business Impact and Prioritize InitiativesOther Prioritization ConsiderationsDevelop Initial Business CaseTotal Cost of Ownership (TCO)IT ValueBusiness ValueOther Trade-offs to ConsiderWe Have Only Just Begun
Mapping the Current StateData Flow Diagram BasicsUnderstanding the Current SituationBuilding a Current State Business Information MapDefining the Future StatePreparing for a Future State MeetingThe Future State Business Information MapTransitioning to the Technology Design
Skills Assessment and MetricsBusiness Architecture SkillsData Architecture SkillsApplication Architecture and Integration SkillsTechnology Architecture SkillsAddressing Skills GapsDelivering the News of Skills GapsAddressing Critical Skills Gaps
The Current State Information ArchitectureData SourcesData Management Systems for AnalysisData Analysis Tools and InterfacesValidating Current State BIMsUnderlying Servers and StorageOther Current State PracticesDesigning the Future StateThe Future State BIM and Information ArchitectureBroad Future State ConsiderationsHadoop ConsiderationsInternet of Things ConsiderationsEarly Operational PlanningThe Right Time to Define a Roadmap
Revisiting Earlier FindingsRefining Our Skills AssessmentAnother Look at Project PrioritiesA Defensible Business CaseObtaining a Real Estimate of CostsRevising the Business CaseDefining the RoadmapAn Initial Plan for ITBuilding a RoadmapGaining Approval and the TransitionThe Executive MeetingTransitioning to Implementation
Implementation StepsProject Plans and the Critical Path MethodBest Practices for Driving Timely ProgressCauses of Change to a Project TimelineOperationalizing the SolutionService Levels and DocumentationOrganizational Change ManagementEnding the ProjectClaiming SuccessPostmortem AnalysisStarting Again
Published SourcesWeb Site Sources
Standards BodiesOpen Source ProjectsConsortia