Businesses today are extremely reliant on large amounts of data for making intelligent business decisions . Likewise , the data warehouses are often structured in a manner that optimizes processing large amounts of data .
Write a two to three ( 2-3 ) page paper in which you :
1 . Outline the main differences between the structure of a relational database optimized for online transactions versus a data warehouse optimized for processing and summarizing large amounts of data .
2 . Outline the main differences between database requirements for operational data and for decision support data .
3 . Describe three ( 3 ) examples in which databases could be used to support decision making in a large organizational environment .
4 . Describe three ( 3 ) examples in which data warehouses and data mining could be used to support data processing and trend analysis in large organizational environment .
5 . Use at least three ( 3 ) quality resources in this assignment . Note : Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources .
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements :
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Be typed , double spaced , using Times New Roman font ( size 12 ), with one-inch margins on all sides ; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format . Check with your professor for any additional instructions .
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment , the student ’ s name , the professor ’ s name , the course title , and the date . The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length .