Assignment: Implementing MS-SQL Server
An Insurance firm is implementing a Microsoft®?SQL Server®?database that will track customer information, policy information, and transaction histories. The biggest concern is providing access to the information each team needs. Sales representatives need to access customer information to better serve their clients. Claims representatives must access policy information to determine coverage. Supervisors would like to access transaction histories to monitor employee performance. Compliance officers often must gather different and varied information for various regulatory agencies. Mertel executives want to monitor key metrics stored in the database to gauge company performance.
• Based on tyour experience, and your research, respond to the following in a minimum of 200 words: (i) Describe what methods you would recommend that the insurance company will use to retrieve information from its databases and why do you recommend those methods?; (ii) Discuss whether you would use a custom application or a more generic tool like SAP® BusinessObjects or Microsoft Excel; (iii) Discuss if a team of analysts would be in charge of running reports and distributing the information; and (iv) Discuss if the same approach work for all the users? Defend your recommendation.
• Create a 700 words minimum - Database Administration and Data Governance
Evaluate and assist company decision makers in understanding the importance of database administration and data governance in relation to building scalable and robust applications.
o Describe how SQL constructs could be used to create data definition language (DDL) and data manipulation languages (DML).
o Explain how the design would be checked from each role's perspective, according to the information they require.
o Use these roles as an example:
o The administration team needs access to records and permission to update and enter new data.
o The development teams need to write the expected transactions relatively easily, which might depend on the degree of normalization.
o The application team needs access to any and all data to manage the interface.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.