Assignment 1: Discussion—Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management

Business intelligence, knowledge management, and expert systems are powerful tools that allow corporations to analyze huge amounts of data that would typically go ignored in the past.

Using the readings for this module and the  University online library resources, research how companies are using business intelligence, knowledge management, and expert systems.

Respond to the following:

• Does this increase in data and computing power always benefit companies that employ these tools?
• What are the costs of this massive expansion of information available to managers and other business users?
• Does more data always mean better decisions in the corporation?

Give reasons and examples in support of your responses.

Write your initial response in approximately 300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources

• Provide new thought or an opposing viewpoint to their response.