Business Systems Analysis - Big data and knowledge management, Cloud computing

Running head: BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
Business systems analysis
(Big data and knowledge management, Cloud computing)
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Introduction:
The current projects is been performed at a small brick-and-mortar business. It has
specialized in handbags, shoes and clothing. Besides, the business has been offering discounted
clothing of designers and different accessories for women and men. At present they have the basic
site having list of some products and customers purchasing those items in-store. The business
owners have recognized some business as the main competitors of business. They involve Lyst,
Nordstrom Rack, HuteLook, Macy’s, Kohl’s and Zappos. The ultimate aim of them has been to
develop with the online presence and turn more customer-focused. For this the innovations chosen
are cloud computing and big data and knowledge management. In the following study, situation with
the business requirement, project description, technological, technology and competitors are
demonstrated. Over the years, the knowledge management has been integrating data from numerous
view-points. This is to deliver insights needed for valid kind of decision-making. Besides, new
solutions are emerging for dealing with the so-called “big-data”. This never have any precise
definition as per volume. It crosses to the realm as the relational database remains effective no
longer to assess the information. These solutions rely on breaking up of data and then sending out
the subsets to assess and regroup outcomes for producing outputs for the definitions of few
components of big data that also involves the Apache Hadoop. The main cause that present day
business are moving towards cloud computing is cost.
Problem Statement:
The business owner wishes to streamline business process for integrating business of brick-
and-mortar under e-business. Apart from that, they are looking for the technology solution to meet
various technology requirements. It includes the managing shipping and inventory, integrating
online shopping, delivering order stats and processing of online payments. This also involved the

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facilitating of collaboration externally and internally with customers and staffs. Then, there are
management of customer contacts, delivering of reporting and use the latest technology for
controlling processes of brick-and-mortar like customer contact, inventory, payments and sales.
Two Technologies:
Big data is a buzz phrase and is popular for its variety velocity, volume and potential. The
aims of knowledge management is to process, mine, categorize, store and collect information to
knowledge. Process of knowledge acquisition varies from culture of organization to the further steps.
There have been typical measures that have converted data with conventional databases and then
business intelligence and data mining are applied for retrieving knowledge (Dennis, Wixom & Roth,
2018). On the cloud computing in business leads to cloud housing that is useful to save money.
Further, the resources could be scalable instantly and could be paid as one go pricing. Next, there are
strategic competitive benefits, great availability, the lightning of quick performance and getting
latest apps to run faster. Further, cloud had been future enabled, environment friendly, more flexible
for working, rise in security and new apps could be gained faster (Aithal, 2016).
Business Requirements:
The involved business processes is required to integrate the business of brick-and-mortar
under e-business. Apart from that the potential security and privacy concerns related to that change
are to be measured. Besides, the company information must be internally protected (Witt et al.,
2018).
Objectives:
The project involves the making of research for various technologies along with various
competitors of business market using the technologies. Apart from that, suitable suggestion is to be