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For this assignment, 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
Need a Reference Page- APA format
4.0 Discuss ways in which organizations might adapt to the changing environment of business in the twenty-first century.
5.0 Interpret the impact of technology on businesses in the twenty-first century.
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Dumbill, D. (January 11, 2012). What is big data?
http://radar.oreilly.com/2012/01/what-is-big-data.html
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Griffith, E. (2013, March 13). What is cloud computing?
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0%2c2817%2c2372163%2c00.asp
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Lynn, S. (2012, December 11). 20 top cloud services for small businesses.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2361500,00.asp
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North Social. (2009). Nine ways your business could be using social media, but probably isn’t.
http://www.slideshare.net/NorthVenturePartners/9-ways-your-business-could-be-using-social-media-but-probably-isnt
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Petersen, C. (n.d.) Cameron’s Coffee.
http://www.fooddrink-magazine.com/index.php/articles/producers/1393-camerons-coffee
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SearchCloudComputingTechTarget.com (2014). Big Data.
http://searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com/definition/big-data-Big-Data
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Smith, J. (December 12, 2012). The top jobs for 2014.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/12/12/the-top-jobs-for-2014/
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How to write a white paper
http://www.studygs.net/workplace/wrtstr11.htm
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Films on Demand. (2014). Social media for business marketing [Video file].
http://proxy1.ncu.edu/login?url=http://digital.films.com.proxy1.ncu.edu/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=6281&xtid=53459