Case Study Submission #1: Data Storage Problem
Sara Rezaee
IENG 2005
Case Study Submission #1: Data Storage Problem
Due: AT 10:05 a.m. on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
In the cover page for this assignment and all subsequent ones, include the: Company name Canadian city of incorporation Submission date Submission number Course number All of the group members names and their banner numbers
Other Requirements: Use Excel to solve part b. Use clear writing and a clear & organized layout Draw cash flow diagrams where appropriate Cite sources for information acquired elsewhere All assignments must be bound or stapled in upper left-hand corner
Sara Rezaee
IENG 2005
Your group has decided to create a new company. On your cover page, please provide the name of your company and the Canadian City in which you're based; you will retain these designations for the duration of the term. Part (a) You are specialized in technology and services for the management and security of mobile computers, netbooks, and smartphones. Your goal is to help the organizations to reduce their IT costs, address regulatory compliance, combat computer theft, and optimize the productivity of their computer, netbook, and smartphone devices. A successful Company in this business is “Absolute Software” located in Vancouver, BC and because it is a public company, the annual reports for are available through the internet. Compute some of these ratios for this company to get a general picture of the business and explain why you chose these ratios (i.e. due to data availability, analysis goal, etc.) Part (b) You need to buy a computer with 200GB storage capacity to keep a backup of your work. You expect the computer to last at least for five years. Installing all the essential software and storing the initial documents took up 65 GB of the total capacity. Your pervious works (before starting this business) must also be stored and it also needs 200GB. Besides that You estimate that in coming years, annual storage requirements for
IENG 2005
Case Study Submission #1: Data Storage Problem
Due: AT 10:05 a.m. on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
In the cover page for this assignment and all subsequent ones, include the: Company name Canadian city of incorporation Submission date Submission number Course number All of the group members names and their banner numbers
Other Requirements: Use Excel to solve part b. Use clear writing and a clear & organized layout Draw cash flow diagrams where appropriate Cite sources for information acquired elsewhere All assignments must be bound or stapled in upper left-hand corner
Sara Rezaee
IENG 2005
Your group has decided to create a new company. On your cover page, please provide the name of your company and the Canadian City in which you're based; you will retain these designations for the duration of the term. Part (a) You are specialized in technology and services for the management and security of mobile computers, netbooks, and smartphones. Your goal is to help the organizations to reduce their IT costs, address regulatory compliance, combat computer theft, and optimize the productivity of their computer, netbook, and smartphone devices. A successful Company in this business is “Absolute Software” located in Vancouver, BC and because it is a public company, the annual reports for are available through the internet. Compute some of these ratios for this company to get a general picture of the business and explain why you chose these ratios (i.e. due to data availability, analysis goal, etc.) Part (b) You need to buy a computer with 200GB storage capacity to keep a backup of your work. You expect the computer to last at least for five years. Installing all the essential software and storing the initial documents took up 65 GB of the total capacity. Your pervious works (before starting this business) must also be stored and it also needs 200GB. Besides that You estimate that in coming years, annual storage requirements for