...enterprise as it relates to network design considerations. It describes the rise of big data and the transition of traditional enterprise data models with the addition of crucial building blocks to handle the dramatic growth of data in the enterprise. According to IDC estimates, the size of the "digital universe" in 2011 will be 1.8 zettabytes (1.8 trillion gigabytes). With information growth exceeding Moore's Law, the average enterprise will need to manage 50 times more information by the year 2020 while increasing IT staff by only 1.5 percent. With this challenge in mind, the integration of big data models into existing enterprise infrastructures is a critical element when considering the addition of new big data building blocks while considering the efficiency, economics and privacy. This document also shows that the Cisco Nexus ® architectures are optimized to handle big data while providing integration into current enterprise infrastructures. In reviewing multiple data models, this document examines the effects of Apache Hadoop as a building block for big data and its effects on the network. Hadoop is an open source software platform for building reliable, scalable clusters in a scaled-out, "shared-nothing" design model for storing, processing, and analyzing enormous volumes of data at very high performance. The information presented in this document is based on the actual network traffic patterns of the Hadoop framework and can help in the design of a scalable network with the...
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...CSC581: Advanced Software Engineering Web Application Architectures Manar Alqarni Abstract As the difficulty of web application grows, the need to develop an architecture for the web application is become necessary in order to support and guide an organization for web system planning, maintenance, deployment, building and design. This research paper presents an abstract view for web application architecture and it will be focused on the comparison of existing applications architecture. Moreover, it discusses the advantages and disadvantages of these architectural designs. Key words Web application, Architecture, Framework, MVC, Ajax, SOFEA. 1. Introduction The history of web application has begun when Tim Berners-Lee and his colleagues in 1989 were working together on their project for a distributed hypertext system, they did not have a clue of how the World Wide Web would look alike tomorrow [1]. While many of documents and accessible resources on the web were growing, also the different category of programming languages and technologies for web page generation increased. Additionally, the different category of programming languages and technologies caused a growth in the variety of possibilities and applications on the web [3]. Nowadays, the World Wide Web or WWW is not only of an huge information system that consists of million documents and information, it can also host distributed applications that give a concurrent access to users...
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...the world of fashion. “Barbara was influenced by Art Nouveau and Art Deco,” () Art Deco is used mostly in household object and in architecture. Hulanicki loved to make household objects, like couch cushions and even sold them in her boutique “Biba". Art Nouveau is characterized by, “linear designs and flowing curves based on natural forms”. Barbara’s designs were elegant, simple and fit the natural form at the time which was a slim fit for women. In 1963 Barbara and her husband, Stephen founded Biba. Barbara Hulanicki helped connect youth culture to fashion. Fashionable clothing was not targeted to the youtnger generation and it was to expensive for any teenager to purchase. Barbara made it clear that a person does not need to be wealthy to look fashionable. The evolution of Biba started extremely fast and ended the same. In 1964, “Biba began as a small mail-order business featured in the fashion columns of newspapers such as the Daily Mirror” (). The mail order business was up and coming in the United States and Barbara and her husband wanted to take advantage. Barbara’s husband Stephen, “had the commercial skills that she lacked” (), and with a team that has great designs and retail knowledge...
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... Economic aspects include financial transparency, accountability and corporate governance, for example, Starbucks' global policy involves close monitoring of and governing of sustainable practices within the organization. - These practices promote sustainable practices at every touch point; farms (where the raw materials are produced); distribution of raw materials, packaging of products and delivering of goods. - b) Outline and explain Marshall & Toffel’s (2005) hierarchy of ecological motivations model, including the implication of the model for marketers when discussing sustainability. (40%) - c) Detail at least four benefits of pursuing a sustainability strategy, using examples to support your response. In addition, comment on the potential risks of implementing such a strategy. (40%) - Sustainable development defined as the configuring of human activity so that societies are able to meet current needs while preserving natural ecosystems for future generations is essential...
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...with each of her accumulations offering out in a flash. Another than Sania fashion designer, there are another fashion designer of Pakistan which are currently inspired by their muses. Shamsha Hashwani is one of the designer, whose work has been inspired by his father, Mubarak Ali, who has been a muse and inspiration of her work throughout the time. Due to his father support and trust, she has been well-known fashion designer of Pakistan. All the style of her design has been came out of her muse. She consider him to be his muse of her style. (May 12, 2016) Chapter...
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...consumers. Uniqlo always have attractive campaigns when they will be open at some complex/shopping mall. For example, they will have a offer price when they opened at somewhere in 1 month. Sometimes, they will have a campaigns for 1 man’s underwear in RM10.All of this campaigns will let every gender ,every generation can find your own apparel at Uniqlo. Introduction On “Uniqlo” Uniqlo is the Japanese largest apparel brand owned by fast retailing, apparel is a fast moving consumer goods, include Uniqlo. Consumers will not high loyalty in a brands, the apparel company will get some attractive way to interest their consumers. Uniqlo advocate “low price, good quality”, the consumers always love the way you can get the cheapest things with high quality. That’s why Uniqlo can be success. The apparel of Uniqlo become popular among every generation since the introduction of their fleece jackets, they made the apparel for everyone. Uniqlo is using SPA (Specialty store retailer of Private label Apparel) business model to encompassing all stages of the business--from design and production to final sale. The SPA (Specialty store retailer of Private label Apparel) business model incorporates the entire clothes-making process from procurement of materials, product planning, development and manufacture through distribution and retail to inventory management. This is how we at UNIQLO provide such high-quality clothing at such reasonable prices. The employees of the Uniqlo will be the...
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...The Case Study of Business Model of Veolia Water (Vivendi) Author: Xinyue Wang Student number: 1299580 Year: 2014 Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Patricia A. Adam Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Brief introduction of Business Model 1 2.1 Business model canvas 1 3. Business Model of Veolia 2 3.1 Customer Segments 2 3.2 Value Propositions 2 3.3 Channels 3 3.4 Customer Relationships 3 3.5 Revenue Streams 4 3.6 Key Resources 4 3.7 Key Activities 5 3.8 Key Partnership 5 3.9 Cost Structure 5 4. Conclusion from the study of business model of Veolia Water 6 4.1 Unbundling business models 6 4.2 Multi-sided Platforms 7 5. Assessment and Conclusion 7 Bibliography 8 Statutory declaration 10 Abstract Nowadays, with the development of economy, the problem of lack of resources came to sharper. Thus the issue of how to protect environment and save resources has gained much emphasis recently. Therefore, some enterprises have become more heating due to their outstanding business on environmental-friendly aspect. Vivendi is a company whose business involves water supply and water management, waste management, energy and transport services. Veolia Water is a subsidiary of Vivendi, it is committed to providing clean drinking water, and collecting and treating waste water or sewerage water. Because of its advanced technology and strong brand image, nowadays...
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...Chapter 1: Introduction to Operation Management 1. Define operations management. Operations management is the business function that is responsible for managing and coordinating the resources needed to produce a company’s products and services. Without operations management there would be no products or services to sell. 2. Explain the role of operations management in business. The role of operations management is to transform organizational inputs—human resources, facilities, materials, technology, and information—into a company’s finished goods or services. 3. Describe decisions that operations managers make. Operations management is responsible for a wide range of decisions, ranging from strategic decisions, such as designing the unique features of a product and process, to tactical decisions, such as planning worker schedules. 4. Describe the differences between service and manufacturing operations. Organizations can be divided into manufacturing and service operations, which differ in the tangibility of the product and the degree of customer contact. Manufacturing and service operations have very different operational requirements. 5. Identify major historical developments in operations management. A number of historical milestones have shaped operations management into what it is today. Some of the more significant of these are the Industrial Revolution, scientific management, the human relations movement, management...
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...1. Introduction 2 Types of strategy Corporate strategy Diversification Vertical Integration Takeover Entry into new business segments Disinvestments Role of headquarter Competitive strategy Product strategy Advertising measures Price strategy Make of buy Innovation strategy Building up market entry barriers Usage of economies of scale Building up alliances Competitive advantages 1. Company 2. Competitor 3. Customer Unique Selling Proposition The unique feature of a product, which enables to have a competitive advantage over other providers. The marketing concept of the unique selling proposition facilitates the successful promotion of products. Highlighting of an outstanding product feature supports the company in positioning their products and helps to convince consumers of its benefits. Different ways of value of the headquarter 1. Stand-alone Influence Separate influence on the strategies and the performance of the particular business fields 2. Linkage Influence Creating synergies by taking advantages of existing relations between business fields 3. Central Functions and Services Avoidance of redundancies by providing cost-efficient centralised services 4. Corporate Development Design of the business portfolio through purchase, sale and restructuring of business fields Business design The totality of how a company selects its costumers, defines and differentiates its offerings, defines the tasks it will perform itself and those it will outsource, configures its resources, goes to market,...
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...Class Discussion E-commerce 2014 business. technology. society. tenth edition Global Edition The Financial Times: A Remodel for 21st Century Publishing Profitability Kenneth C. Laudon Carol Guercio Traver What were the objectives of the Financial Times in redesigning its e-commerce presence? What considerations, if any, unique to the newspaper business were involved? What did Financial Times do to meet the needs of mobile device users? Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Slide 3-1 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Slide 3-3 Imagine Your E-commerce Presence What’s the idea? Vision Mission statement Target audience Intended market space Strategic analysis Internet marketing matrix Development timeline and preliminary budget Chapter 3 Building an E-commerce Presence: Web Sites, Mobile Sites, and Apps Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Slide 3-4 1 Imagine Your E-commerce Presence (cont.) Imagine Your E-commerce Presence (cont.) Where’s the money? Business model(s): Portal, e-tailer, content provider, transaction broker, market creator, service provider, community provider Characterize the marketplace Demographics Size, growth, changes Structure Competitors Suppliers Substitute products Revenue model(s): Advertising, subscriptions, transaction fees, sales, and affiliate revenue Where is the content coming from? Static or dynamic? Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Slide 3-5 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Slide 3-7 Imagine...
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...BUSINESS MODEL GENERATION Yves Pigneur Patrick Van Der Pijl Alexander Osterwalder Alan Smith Tim Clark www.businessmodelgeneration.com, EUR 27,60 THE CORE TEAM a core team did the heavy lifting in authorship, design and production of this collaborative effort involving over 400 strategy practitioners from around the world. Lead authors Alexander Osterwalder, Ph.D, and Professor Yves Pigneur, Ph.D., Creative Director & Designer Alan Smith from The Movement, Producer Patrick Van der Pijl of Business Models Inc. and Editor Tim Clark of Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy. www.businessmodelgeneration.com 2 AGENDA 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS MODEL EXAMPLES MORE... BUSINESS MODEL REVENUE MODEL BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS MODEL MISC. FRAMEWORK ENVIRONMENT MEASUREMENTS INNOVATION 3 1. BUSINESS MODEL 4 BUSINESS MODEL 5 BUSINESS MODEL A Business Model Of A Company Is A Simplified Representation Of Its Business Logic. 5 BUSINESS MODEL 5 BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS MODEL “describes what a company offers its customers, how it reaches them and relates to them, through which resources, activities and partners it achieves this and finally, how it earns money.” Dr. Alexander Osterwalder 6 KP KA VP CR CS 2. C$ by Alexander Osterwalder & Yves Pigneur (taken from the book „Business Model Generation“) BUSINESS MODELCH FRAMEWORK KR R$ 7 2. BUSINESS...
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...Chapter 7 Managing Data Resources True-False Questions | |The benefits of a DBMS are immediately tangible. | | | | | |Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 234 | | |Excellent hardware and software will result in inefficient information systems if file management is poor. | | | | | |Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 234 | | |A record describes an entity. | | | | | |Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Reference: p. 235 | | |In traditional file processing, each functional area, by developing its own specialized applications, contributes to data ...
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...MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED ELECTIVES SELECTION For Semester II 2014/2015 ATA/SE-DIP/TS-11/V1.34 Master of Technology in Software /Knowledge Engineering and Enterprise Business Analytics Table of Contents. MTECH ADVANCED ELECTIVES 1. INTRODUCTION. 1.1 Overview. 1.2 Courses. 1.3 Assessment. 1.4 Elective Selection Process. 2 2 2 2 3 3 2. SCHEDULE FOR ADVANCED ELECTIVES OFFERED DURING SEMESTER II 2014/2015. 2.1 MTech SE and KE Students. 2.2 MTech EBAC Students. 5 5 9 3. CURRICULUM. 12 4. DESCRIPTION OF COURSES. 4.1 Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. 4.2 School of Computing. 4.3 Institute of Systems Science. 4.4 Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering. 4.5 Division of Engineering & Technology Management. 12 15 23 31 32 34 ATA/SE-DIP/TS-11/V1.34 page 1 of 35 Master of Technology in Software /Knowledge Engineering and Enterprise Business Analytics MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY Advanced Electives 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview All students that expect to have passed four core courses and eight basic electives after completing the scheduled examinations in November, and also have or expect to pass their project/internship, will be entitled to commence their Advanced Electives in NUS Semester II 2014/2015, which starts on 12 January 2015. However, it should be noted that a student’s registration for the Advanced Electives will be withdrawn if they either: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Fail any elective examination in November. Do not successfully...
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...SUSTAINABILITY Sustainability is the capacity to endure. In ecology the word describes how biological systems remain diverse and productive over time. Long-lived and healthy wetlands and forests are examples of sustainable biological systems. For humans, sustainability is the potential for long-term maintenance of well-being, which has ecological, economic, political and cultural dimensions. Sustainability requires the reconciliation of environmental, social equity and economic demands - also referred to as the "three pillars" of sustainability or (the 3 Es). Healthy ecosystems and environments are necessary to the survival and flourishing of humans and other organisms. There are a number of major ways of reducing negative human impact. The first of these is environmental management. This approach is based largely on information gained from earth science, environmental science and conservation biology. The second approach is management of human consumption of resources, which is based largely on information gained from economics. A third more recent approach adds cultural and political concerns into the sustainability matrix. Sustainability interfaces with economics through the social and environmental consequences of economic activity. Sustainability economics involves ecological economics where social aspects including cultural, health-related and monetary/financial aspects are integrated. Moving towards sustainability is also a social challenge that entails international...
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...1. Introduction Electronic commerce has become an attractive market to the world, and the emerging business opportunities are now becoming a major factor in world economics. Although, investment through e-commerce channels returns high profits, but like many IT systems, it could lead business organizations to a risky situation or failing to deliver expected returns. The main cause of this is the inconsistency between the system design and the desired requirements or for the misunderstanding between IT professionals and business experts. Therefore, to design e-commerce system, a communication pattern is needed either between system developers and business owner, or between customers and the online business system. Moreover, e-commerce system should be adapted with the whole business environment such as business norms and behavior, customer practice, business rules and government policy. However, Semiotic that is ‘the science of signs’ has brought many approaches to facilitate the process of understand signs’ meaning. The approach of organizational semiotic defied the organization as a group of social norms and emphasizes on the people and their role and responsibility in order to merge them when analyzing and designing information system (Stamper et al, 2004). For e-commerce systems, there is a necessity of clear meaning for each symbol, icon and image because almost all transactions done through the web system without human agent involvement. Therefore, semiotic...
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