By Ian Chapler 2/20/20
My time in this class has been nothing short of a great experience. I’ve gained valuable tools and insights for important IT matters like Tableau, SQL, and creating databases. I’ve built on my work experience with SAP and learned just how powerful this enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is for a company. Lastly, I’ve discovered the utmost importance of having a strong cyber-security software and practices in place to prevent stealing of information.
In the coffee chain assignment, I discovered how useful Tableau can be for someone wanting to look at several data sets and analyze them into usable information. Tableau takes many different data sets and compiles them into one software package that streamlines the process of having to look several data sets and making sense of them.
In the SAP assignment I was able to locate a purchase order and retrieve pertinent data such as the unit price, how much was paid, the location of the sale, and other useful data. This is a very powerful tool, especially for larger companies, where a sales manager and procurement specialist can look up important information in real time as the sale happens, making the supply chain run smoothly and more efficient than the old way of having separate servers and paper trails. This tool takes down the silos and builds bridges for everyone to gain from.
In the cybersecurity lecture, what intrigued me the most was when professor Thomas asked for a show of hands of who knew that their personal data was stolen in the equifax breach of 2017. I kept my hand down because I wasn’t aware if my data was stolen or not. After checking in Lifelock.com, I became aware that my personal data was actually compromised. I never thought that something like this would happen to me. So now I pay much closer attention to who I give my personal data too.
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