Information Systems and Applications

By Eric Rodrigo Muñoz Evolution of Databases According to the definition from Wordreference, “a database is a collection of organised, related data in electronic form that can be gathered, analysed or retrieved by a computer” . So electronics generate data, and databases are able to storage and manage this information with many different purposes. But why humans have the need to storage information? When databases were originated? What is the future of them? We will go through all this question in this blogpost. Shall we start? History of Databases Types of models Type 1: Hierarchical model In this model, data is organised like an organisational chart. So it works like an inverted tree, and the top is known as ROOT. Each rectangle represents an entity, such as “director”, “manager” and “worker” and represents parent/child relationships (which ones are subordinate to another, according to the hierarchy). For a database, an entity is the equivalent of a...

By Paula Cai Cruz Montes What is Cloud computing? Cloud Computing is a combination of the use of computer technology (computing) and Internet-based development (cloud). It has now made it effortlessly easy for companies and individuals to be able to access applications, software and information from the internet. Clearly, business and organizations are getting various benefits because of Cloud Computing. However, every coin has two faces so there are several disadvantages as well. “Kumar, K (2019). Implementing Cloud Computing For Your Company [Figure 1] Retrieved from https://www.simplilearn.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-cloud-computing-article” Advantages Cost Efficient Cloud computing is probably the most cost-efficient method to use, maintain and upgrade due to its low cost. The cloud, is available at much cheaper price, therefore, can significantly lower the company’s expenses. Besides, there are many one-time-payment, pay-as-you-go...

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT On today’s blog: Collaboration tools for Knowledge Management Written by: Laura Prudencio Introduction- Knowledge management In order to develop the topic "Collaboration tools for Knowledge Management", it is crucial to first have a clear understanding of what Knowledge Management actually means. This term is wildly used nowadays and it can be defined as : "a discipline that promotes an integrated approach to identifying, capturing, evaluating, retrieving, and sharing all of an enterprise's information assets. These assets may include databases, documents, policies, procedures, and previously un-captured expertise and experience in individual workers." ( Duhon in 1998) In other words,   KM is about getting the right  knowledge  to the right person at the right time in order to create value and leverage.  History of KM This concept started being widely used right after the internet arose. It was back then when the...

Welcome to the blog!  Today we will discuss about IoT. Author: Vanaja Marín I.               What is the IOT? The Internet of Things is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique  identifiers  (UIDs) and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. https://solutionsreview.com/wireless-network/wireless-iot-preparing-your-wireless-network-for-the-internet-of-things/ Its concept of a network of a smart device started in 1982, with a Coke vending machine, which was able to report its inventory and if the drinks were cold or not. Now, its term was stated not much later in 1999, as “the internet of things”, although Kevin Ashton (the term’s creator) preferred the phrase “Internet for things”. Ther...