Discussion 1
• Describe the key components of a data communication system. Next, discuss the overall manner in which a company uses data communication in order to reduce its operations cost. Include one example of such a reduction in operation costs to support your response.
• Use the Internet or the Strayer Library to research articles on Web 2.0 technologies and their applications for business. Next, identify two to three ways in which a business could apply Web 2.0 technologies in order to improve its business operations. Provide one example of such application to support your response.
Discussion 2
• Describe the fundamental advantages and disadvantages of e-Commerce, as compared to traditional commerce. Next, identify what you believe to be the most widely used business model of e-Commerce, and give your opinions as to why the model you have identified is most widely used. Justify your response.
• It is common knowledge that Cyber Monday is a most commonly known event in the e-Commerce world. Explain the main reasons, related to security, why Cyber Monday may not be as important as it once was. Provide a rationale for your response.
Discussion 3
• Use the Internet or the Strayer Library to research articles on organizations that successfully go global and adopt global information systems. Next, select one organization that successfully went global and adopted global information systems. Then, explain the overall manner in which the organization in question has benefited from its globalization. Include at least two examples of such benefits to support your response.
• Describe the four organizational structures, as discussed in Chapter 9 of the textbook, which determine the architect of a global information system. Next, identify one obstacle to the design and implementation of a global information system, and explain one way in which an organization can overcome the obstacle in question.
Discussion 4
• Identify the key factors that companies should consider when deciding whether to buy or to build their own information systems. Explain your rationale.
• Select one type of the four enterprise systems (i.e., supply chain management, customer relationship management, knowledge management systems, and enterprise resource planning), and speculate on the main issues that companies may encounter when implementing the type of enterprise system that you have selected. Next, suggest two or three general techniques that companies could use in order to mitigate the issues in question.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.