Advanced Data Analysis in Multi-site Enterprises. Basic Problems and Challenges Related to the IT Infrastructure

摘要

The aim of the paper is to present the results of a study on the existing IT infrastructure in large, multi-site enterprises in the context of conducting data analysis for the needs of managerial staff. The paper describes approaches to data analysis in this type of enterprises, indicating the problems arising from their IT infrastructures. Also included in this paper are conclusions of the study, which concern, among other things, the challenges faced by multi-site enterprises. Firms of this kind operate in a competitive market, therefore to be able to maintain their position of well-established players, they must take action to implement advanced data analysis. One of such actions is modification and expansion of the enterprise's IT infrastructure, including the implementation of Big Data solutions. The contribution of this paper is the analysis of IT infrastructure in large, multi-site enterprises and conclusions from this examination in the context of advanced data analysis for the needs of the managerial staff.