Assume that you have been hired as an intern by the president of Cameron's Coffee (https://www.cameronscoffee.com/), a $40 million dollar premium coffee manufacturer located in Shakopee Minnesota (Petersen, n.d.).
As the president's executive assistant, you will be assigned special projects. The president has been busy with the opening of a new roasting plant in Shakopee and has been unable to keep up with recent trends regarding the ways in which businesses use Social Media, Cloud Computing, and Big Data. He would like to know if Cameron's Coffee could benefit from any of these recent trends.
Research these subjects, and then prepare a white paper in which you provide the following:
Summarize the perceived technology needs of Cameron's Coffee.
Provide recommendations that Cameron's Coffee could use for each of the following:
1. Social Media a. Briefly define social media and how businesses use it.
b. Provide two recommendations on how Cameron's Coffee can use and/or improve the use of Social Media.
c. Explain how each recommendation will resolve any issues and fulfill Cameron's Coffee's needs.
2. Big Data a. Briefly define big data and how businesses use it.
b. Provide two recommendations on how Cameron's Coffee can use Big Data.
c. Explain how each recommendation will resolve any issues and fulfill Cameron's Coffee's needs.
3. Cloud Computing
a. Briefly define cloud computing and how businesses use it.
b. Provide two recommendations on how Cameron's Coffee can use Cloud Computing.
c. Explain how each recommendation will resolve any issues and fulfill Cameron's Coffee's needs.
Length: 4-6 pages not including assignment cover sheet, title page, and references page. Begin your assignment with the NCU cover sheet, followed by a title page, and then prepare the white paper for the president.
Be sure to present your white paper in a way that the president can quickly scan through it by using headings and bullet points liberally.
Be as specific as possible and make sure you explain and support your ideas with cited material and a references page.