DM wk 5 Discussions

Write two discussion posts for the following topics  : 

Discussion post 1 : Excel is probably the most popular spreadsheet software for PCs. Why? What can we do with this package that makes it so attractive for modeling efforts?

Note: Your response should be 250-300 words. 

There must be at least one APA formatted reference (and APA in-text citation) to support the thoughts in the post.  Do not use direct quotes, rather rephrase the author's words and continue to use in-text citations.

Discussion post 2: What are the common business problems addressed by Big Data analytics?  In the era of Big Data, are we about to witness the end of data warehousing? Why?

Note: Your response should be 250-300 words. 

There must be at least one APA formatted reference (and APA in-text citation) to support the thoughts in the post.  Do not use direct quotes, rather rephrase the author's words and continue to use in-text citations.