To register for this course, please go to http://www.odum.unc.edu/datamatters

We use Google to search and discover interesting topics, Facebook to get in touch with friends and family, LinkedIn to keep up with our professional contacts, Twitter to share our thoughts and to follow world events, and Amazon to buy books and stuff. But do we know how these large-scale, information-rich web-oriented services provide us with information within seconds? Do they use conventional databases such as relational databases? Do they store and retrieve their information in folders and files as we do on our desktops? Do they use traditional indexing schemes and information retrieval methods to discover relevant concepts? How can we automate the management of exponentially growing data, information, and knowledge. These are the emerging concepts that the next generation information managers needs to know -- cutting-edge technologies that play a vital role in dealing with our internetworked personal, social, and professional lives. These applications are highly data-intensive and management of these systems differs greatly from traditional relational database and file systems. This course provides an introduction to concepts in NoSQL, a paradigm shift from traditional database management systems, and concepts in policy-based management of distributed data systems, an automation necessary for dealing with sharing data now and preserving it for the future. We will discuss examples from several enterprise and open source systems and provide hands-on experience in policy-based big data management.

**Cancellation Policy The following refund policy will apply in the event of cancellations:

• Full refunds, less a 33% cancellation fee, will be issued for any course enrollments canceled by you before May 14, 2014.

• Full refunds, less a 50% cancellation fee, will be issued for any course enrollments canceled by you between May 14, 2014 and June 15, 2014.

• Full refunds, less a 75% cancellation fee, will be issued for any course enrollments canceled by you after June 15, 2014.

• Prior to the event start date, if we cannot accommodate you in a course you registered for, we can issue a credit toward any UNC Odum Institute course (except for ICPSR courses) or issue you a full refund for the course. Credits must be used by September 30, 2014.