MOD 4 CASE: Data Resource Management

After reading the background information listed below.  Answer the following question slisted below in a short (3-5 page) paper discussing: APA FORMAT ensure all questions are in the introduction and discussed fully in the boay and a detail summary.

1. What were the businesses challenges facing Maruti Suzuki management prior to adopting the Oracle suite?
2. What advantages does Maruti Suzuki derive from working with a single vendor, Oracle? What are the possible risks of working with a single vendor?
3. What were the important business factors which management used to evaluate Oracle’s database offerings?
4. Why was it important that a vendor’s products be able to integrate with “legacy systems?”

REQUIRED READING MATERIAL:

Gallaugher, J. (2012). Information Systems: A Harnessing Guide to Information Technology. FlatWorld Knowledge. Gallaugher Chapter 11 - E-textbook

Gallaugher, J. (2012). Information Systems: A Harnessing Guide to Information Technology. Gallaugher - Chapter 11 PPT [PowerPoint slides].

Oracle. (2009). Maruti Suzuki Business Intelligence and Enterprise. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZWAzbRm-ms

Optional Reading

Tossy, M. (2011). Database design and normalization. Retrieved from http://www.jpmartel.com/bu12ce03.htm

Tossy, M. (2011). The Dbase tables. Retrieved from http://www.jpmartel.com/bu12ce02.htm