I got a minor in business information systems on a whim (I majored in and currently work in marketing) and stuff like THIS has been the most useful knowledge I got from it and it's actually crazy how alone I am sometimes in knowing this stuff.

Just knowing when certain software has reached it's utility and won't serve us any more for this type of work, and what some alternative are. It's like it's mindblowing information at some places.

Business degrees need to focus majorly on things like this. I had a TWO MSIS classes before I added the minor and they barely touched on anything past MS Office and basic Excel.

Now could I actually work in database architecture??? No way, it was just a minor and not my thing anyway. But did taking the course give me a good overview of what these tools and data even are? ? Do I usually have a good idea of what traits of the data and software are causing issues when they arise? Can I ask for the tools I/my coworkers need succinctly? Definitely and it's been worth it's weight in gold.

When I was job hunting it was crazy how many times I'd ask "And why do we use X to do Y???" (because in my head that sounds extremely convoluted and trouble ridden) and the answer was basically just "Uhhhh, cause it does it, kind of?"

It doesn't help that I like smaller places in general and they tend to be the worst at this stuff.