Information Technology for Management, 11th Edition

CHAPTER 2Information Systems, IT Architecture, Data Governance, and Cloud Computing

CHAPTER OUTLINE

1. Case 2.1 Opening Case: Detoxing Location-Based Advertising Data at MEDIATA
2. 2.1 IS Concepts and Classifications
3. 2.2 IT Infrastructure, IT Architecture, and Enterprise Architecture
4. 2.3 Information Management and Data Governance
5. 2.4 Data Centers and Cloud Computing
6. 2.5 Cloud Services and Virtualization
7. Case 2.2 Business Case: Data Chaos Creates Risk
8. Case 2.3 Video Case: Cloud Computing at Coca-Cola Is Changing Everything

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. 2.1 Name the six components of an information system and match the various types of information systems to the type of support needed by business operations and decision-makers.
2. 2.2 Describe an IT infrastructure, an IT architecture, and an enterprisewide architecture (EA) and compare and contrast their roles in guiding IT growth and sustaining long-term performance.
3. 2.3 Explain the business benefits of information management and understand the importance of data governance and master data management in providing trusted data that is available when and where needed to support sustainability.
4. 2.4 Understand the concepts of data centers and cloud computing and understand how they add value in an organization.
5. 2.5 Describe the different types of cloud services and the various forms of virtualization and understand how they add value in an organization.

Introduction

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