Theories for Databases and Data Management: A Gap Analysis

Research existing theories for databases and data management. Identify common theories, and explain if these theories have evolved over time. Then, research how these technologies are used in practice. You will likely have to include business journals and practical application of the concepts. Choose at least one major theory for further gap analysis. Write an assessment outlining the following:

Explain the theory that was chosen.

Provide your analysis of the gap between theory and practice (industry literature can help show the state of practice and help you determine the gaps compared with the scholarly literature).

Outline the root cause of this gap and include the effect of the gap. Whom or what does it impact? Is it a positive or negative impact? Provide examples to support your findings.

Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. 

Week 4: Database and Data Management: Theory and Practice

What kinds of theories exist when it comes to databases, data management, and business intelligence? For example, researchers may theorize that using a cloud-based strategy for hosting will increase scalability and flexibly and lower costs. In practice, some organizations’ sensitive data cannot go to the cloud. How does this effect our expectation of lower costs? Theory versus practice is an importance consideration when planning a research project. 

Most people just take database technology for granted—it just works. However, there are underlying theoretical frameworks for data management and for database technology, including its relational design. Normalization, for example, has a theoretical and a practical component. In theory, normalization is good and helps reduce errors. In practice, however, too much normalization can result in poor performance. So what common theories exist? As organizations’ data needs have changed and continue to change over time, database technology continues to evolve as well. This opens the door for more theories and more research, doesn’t it? The topics concerning databases and data management are too numerous to list here. This week, you will conduct research in order to identify the existing theories for databases and data management.