Imagine that you have been hired as the database administrator for a

Imagine that you have been hired as the database administrator
for a local department store. The department store has recently
expanded by opening five (5) stores within your local region.
They have also launched a series of marketing campaigns to
attract new customers and increase sales. For your hired role,
you will be responsible for creating and maintaining an
enterprise-wide database system that will hold the sales and
inventory data for the organization. The designed database will
help operations in supporting its new business marketing
strategy. Using the concepts presented throughout the course,
you will develop a plan to create this database and establish a
design that aligns with the product sales initiatives of the
organization.
Write a twelve to fifteen (12-15) page paper in which you:
Identify the potential sales and department store transactions
that can be stored within the database.
Design a database solution and the potential business rules that
could be used to house the sales transactions of the department
store.
Evaluate all relationships of each entity within your database
solution using the Crow’s Foot notation. Include all data
elements, entities, relationships (such as 1:M, 1:1, M:N), and
cardinalities for the department store database in your diagram.
Note:
The graphically depicted solution is not included in the
required page length.
Research the Internet for best practices of how retail stores use
databases for retaining customers and increasing sales and
complete the following:

Justify how Big Data tools could be used for forecasting sales
and inventory of the department store.
Propose two (2) SQL Stored Procedures that use SQL functions
to help sales associates perform explanatory or predictive
analytics.
Give your opinion on which of the two (2) ways you proposed
in Question four (4) b provide greater value to expanding their
business within the region.
Provide a copy of your working SQL code as part of the paper.
Research the Internet for database vendors that provide cloud
computing services and complete the following:
Estimate the types of costs involved or the pricing structure
required when implementing a cloud-hosted solution for a
database.
Analyze security considerations and pricing of the different
cloud implementation types.
Rank the cloud services options of Software as a Service,
Platform as a Service and Infrastructure as a Service in terms of
functionality, mobility, and ability to provide distributed
transaction concurrency. Compare how these cloud-based
services fit within an environment where users are mobile.
Determine the technical provisions that would be required to
ensure data integrity.

Evaluate whether the use of a distributed DBMS structure is
appropriate and identify the optimization techniques that should
be factored in to enhance the operations of the database in your
design.
Provide at least two (2) examples of how lost updates and
uncommitted data may occur, keeping in mind that five (5)
stores will be generating transactions.
Determine the concurrency control factors that can be used to
ensure valid execution of transactions within the current
multiuser environment.
Research the Internet for backup and restoration recovery
solutions and database security threats that could be applicable
to the department store. Upon your research, complete the
following:
Suggest at least two (2) options that could be made available to
provide disaster management functions for the database system
within the retail environment.
Assess the types of security threats that may exist when
managing the department store database and suggest measure(s)
that can be performed to minimize these threats that are
particular to retail.
Use at least six (6) quality resources in this assignment.
Note:
Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality
resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
Include charts or diagrams created in any chart or drawing tool
with which you are familiar. The completed diagrams / charts
must be imported into the Word document before the paper is
submitted.
Points: 200
Technical Paper: Database Administrator for Department Store
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient

80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Identify the potential sales and department store transactions
that can be stored within the database.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely identified the potential sales and
department store transactions that can be stored within the
database.
Partially identified the potential sales and department store
transactions that can be stored within the database.
Satisfactorily identified the potential sales and department store
Thoroughly identified the potential sales and department store
2. Design a database solution and the potential business rules
that could be used to house the sales transactions of the
department store.
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely designed a database solution
and the potential business rules that could be used to house the
sales transactions of the department store.
Partially designed a database solution and the potential business

rules that could be used to house the sales transactions of the
department store.
Satisfactorily designed a database solution and the potential
business rules that could be used to house the sales transactions
of the department store.
Thoroughly designed a database solution and the potential
business rules that could be used to house the sales transactions
of the department store.
3. Evaluate all relationships of each entity within your database
solution using the Crow’s Foot notation. Include all data
cardinalities for the department store database.
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely evaluated all relationships of
each entity within your database solution using the Crow’s Foot
notation. Did not submit or incompletely included all data
cardinalities for the department store database.
Partially evaluated all relationships of each entity within your
database solution using the Crow’s Foot notation. Partially
included all data elements, entities, relationships (such as 1:M,
1:1, M:N), and cardinalities for the department store database.
Satisfactorily evaluated all relationships of each entity within
your database solution using the Crow’s Foot notation.
Satisfactorily included all data elements, entities, relationships
(such as 1:M, 1:1, M:N), and cardinalities for the department
store database.
Thoroughly evaluated all relationships of each entity within

your database solution using the Crow’s Foot notation.
Thoroughly included all data elements, entities, relationships
(such as 1:M, 1:1, M:N), and cardinalities for the department
store database.
4a. Justify how Big Data tools could be used for forecasting
sales and inventory of the department store.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely justified how Big Data tools
could be used for forecasting sales and inventory of the
department store.
Partially justified how Big Data tools could be used for
forecasting sales and inventory of the department store.
Satisfactorily justified how Big Data tools could be used for
Thoroughly justified how Big Data tools could be used for
4b. Propose two (2) SQL Stored Procedures that use SQL
Functions to help sales associates perform explanatory or
predictive analytics.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely proposed two (2) SQL Stored
Procedures that use SQL functions to help sales associates
perform explanatory or predictive analytics.
Partially proposed two (2) SQL Stored Procedures that use SQL
functions to help sales associates perform explanatory or

Satisfactorily proposed two (2) SQL Stored Procedures that use
SQL functions to help sales associates perform explanatory or
Thoroughly proposed two (2) SQL Stored Procedures that use
SQL functions to help sales associates perform explanatory or
4c. Give your opinion on which of the two (2) ways you
proposed in Question four (4) b provide greater value to
expanding their business within the region.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely gave your opinion on which of
the two (2) ways you proposed in Question four (4) b provide
greater value to expanding their business within the region.
Partially gave your opinion on which of the two (2) ways you
Satisfactorily gave your opinion on which of the two (2) ways
you proposed in Question four (4) b provide greater value to
Thoroughly gave your opinion on which of the two (2) ways you
4d. Provide a copy of your working SQL code as part of the
paper.
Weight: 5%

Did not submit or incompletely provided a copy of your
working SQL code as part of the paper.
Partially provided a copy of your working SQL code as part of
the paper.
Satisfactorily provided a copy of your working SQL code as
part of the paper.
Thoroughly provided a copy of your working SQL code as part
of the paper.
5a. Estimate the types of costs involved or the pricing structure
required when implementing a cloud-hosted solution for a
database.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely estimated the types of costs
involved or the pricing structure required when implementing a
cloud-hosted solution for a database.
Partially estimated the types of costs involved or the pricing
structure required when implementing a cloud-hosted solution
for a database.
Satisfactorily estimated the types of costs involved or the
pricing structure required when implementing a cloud-hosted
solution for a database.
Thoroughly estimated the types of costs involved or the pricing
structure required when implementing a cloud-hosted solution
for a database.
5b. Analyze security considerations and pricing of the different
cloud implementation types.

Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely analyzed security considerations
and pricing of the different cloud implementation types.
Partially analyzed security considerations and pricing of the
different cloud implementation types.
Satisfactorily analyzed security considerations and pricing of
the different cloud implementation types.
Thoroughly analyzed security considerations and pricing of the
different cloud implementation types.
5c. Rank the cloud services options of Software as a Service,
Platform as a Service and Infrastructure as a Service in terms of
functionality, mobility, and ability to provide distributed
transaction concurrency. Compare how these cloud-based
services fit within an environment where users are mobile.
Determine the technical provisions that would be required to
ensure data integrity.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely ranked the cloud services
options of Software as a Service, Platform as a Service and
Infrastructure as a Service in terms of functionality, mobility,
and ability to provide distributed transaction concurrency. Did
not submit or incompletely compared how these cloud-based
services fit within an environment where users are mobile. Did
not submit or incompletely determined the technical provisions
that would be required to ensure data integrity.
Partially ranked the cloud services options of Software as a
Service, Platform as a Service and Infrastructure as a Service in

terms of functionality, mobility, and ability to provide
distributed transaction concurrency. Partially compared how
these cloud-based services fit within an environment where
users are mobile. Partially determined the technical provisions
that would be required to ensure data integrity.
Satisfactorily ranked the cloud services options of Software as a
distributed transaction concurrency. Satisfactorily compared
how these cloud-based services fit within an environment where
users are mobile. Satisfactorily determined the technical
provisions that would be required to ensure data integrity.
Thoroughly ranked the cloud services options of Software as a
distributed transaction concurrency. Thoroughly compared how
these cloud-based services fit within an environment where
users are mobile. Thoroughly determined the technical
provisions that would be required to ensure data integrity.
6. Evaluate whether the use of a distributed DBMS structure is
appropriate and identify the optimization techniques that should
be factored in to enhance the operations of the database in your
design.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely evaluated whether the use of a
distributed DBMS structure is appropriate. Did not submit or
incompletely identified the optimization techniques that should
be factored in, to enhance the operations of the database in your
design.
Partially evaluated whether the use of a distributed DBMS

structure is appropriate. Partially identified the optimization
techniques that should be factored in, to enhance the operations
of the database in your design.
Satisfactorily evaluated whether the use of a distributed DBMS
structure is appropriate. Satisfactorily identified the
optimization techniques that should be factored in, to enhance
the operations of the database in your design.
Thoroughly evaluated whether the use of a distributed DBMS
structure is appropriate. Thoroughly identified the optimization
techniques that should be factored in, to enhance the operations
of the database in your design.
7. Provide at least two (2) examples of how lost updates and
uncommitted data may occur, keeping in mind that five (5)
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely provided at least two (2)
examples of how lost updates and uncommitted data may occur,
keeping in mind that five (5) stores will be generating
transactions.
Partially provided at least two (2) examples of how lost updates
and uncommitted data may occur, keeping in mind that five (5)
Satisfactorily provided at least two (2) examples of how lost
updates and uncommitted data may occur, keeping in mind that
five (5) stores will be generating transactions.
Thoroughly provided at least two (2) examples of how lost
updates and uncommitted data may occur, keeping in mind that
five (5) stores will be generating transactions.

8. Determine the concurrency control factors that can be used to
ensure valid execution of transactions within the current
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely determined the concurrency
control factors that can be used to ensure valid execution of
transactions within the current multiuser environment.
Partially determined the concurrency control factors that can be
used to ensure valid execution of transactions within the current
Satisfactorily determined the concurrency control factors that
can be used to ensure valid execution of transactions within the
current multiuser environment.
Thoroughly determined the concurrency control factors that can
be used to ensure valid execution of transactions within the
current multiuser environment.
9a. Suggest at least two (2) options that could be made available
to provide disaster management functions for the database
system within the retail environment.
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely suggested at least two (2)
options that could be made available to provide disaster
management functions for the database system within the retail
environment.
Partially suggested at least two (2) options that could be made
available to provide disaster management functions for the

database system within the retail environment.
Satisfactorily suggested at least two (2) options that could be
made available to provide disaster management functions for the
Thoroughly suggested at least two (2) options that could be
made available to provide disaster management functions for the
9b. Assess the types of security threats that may exist when
managing the department store database and suggest measure(s)
Weight: 5%
Did not submit or incompletely assessed the types of security
threats that may exist when managing the department store
database. Did not submit or incompletely suggested measure(s)
Partially assessed the types of security threats that may exist
when managing the department store database. Partially
suggested measure(s) that can be performed to minimize these
threats that are particular to retail.
Satisfactorily assessed the types of security threats that may
exist when managing the department store database.
Satisfactorily suggested measure(s) that can be performed to
minimize these threats that are particular to retail.
Thoroughly assessed the types of security threats that may exist
when managing the department store database. Thoroughly
suggested measure(s) that can be performed to minimize these

threats that are particular to retail.
10. 6 references
Weight: 5%
No references provided
Does not meet the required number of references; some or all
references poor quality choices.
Meets number of required references; all references high quality
choices.
Exceeds number of required references; all references high
quality choices.
11. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
Weight: 10%
More than 6 errors present
5-6 errors present
3-4 errors present
0-2 errors present

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