The world is turning to cloud computing to manage data. Businesses are at the forefront of this new trend with companies such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and others leading the way by providing these services. What exactly is cloud computing? According to Turban & Volonino (2011), cloud computing is Internet- based computing in which shared resources (such as hard drives for storage) and software apps are provided to computers and other devices on- demand (p. 48).…
IT departments and infrastructure providers are under increasing pressure to provide computing infrastructure at the lowest possible cost. In order to do this, the concepts of resource pooling, virtualization, dynamic provisioning, utility and commodity computing must be leveraged to create a public or private cloud that meets these needs. Cloud computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. This provides the smaller companies or individuals who couldn’t able to buy costly software or any other resources. This becomes easy because of cloud computing. Cloud promises real costs savings and agility to customers. It’s a ‘Pay for Usage’ plan. We pay the money based on our usage only. Through cloud computing, a company can rapidly deploy applications where the underlying technology components. Access to applications and data anywhere, any Time, from any device is the potential outcome of cloud computing. This is suitable technology for limited budgets and a highly dynamic market with minimal resources.…
If I were advising a company trying to make a decision about cloud computing for key business applications, I would first advise based on the amount of data which cloud system would be best fit for their business needs. A supercomputer with extreme amounts of space and storage may not be conducive for all business or organizations, as some companies rely less on data than others, and at the same time, some companies rely heavily on data, but isn’t enough to incorporate such a large IT infrastructure. Cloud computing makes data accessible for any and all employees, who can view and analyze others information as well as their own, leading to better overall business performance and effective collaboration/communications.…
Businesses using the cloud would save money on hardware and software, networking management and general IT. The main factor driving organizations to adopt new Cloud based operational models is the potential to reduce infrastructure and labor costs.…
So far the applications segment of cloud computing is the only segment that has proven successful as a business model.[3] By running business applications over the internet from centralized servers rather than from on-site servers, companies can cut some serious costs. Furthermore, while avoiding maintenance costs, licensing costs and the costs of the hardware required to run servers on-site, companies are able to run applications much more efficiently from a computing standpoint.…
Cloud computing is defined by Cearly and Phifer in their case study titled “Case Studies in Cloud Computing” as “a style of computing in which scalable and elastic IT-related capabilities are provided ‘ as a service’ to customers using Internet technologies”. Cloud computing services had been provided by major vendors such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and others for business computing until recently when Apple Corporation announced iCloud for consumers. Therefore, cloud computing is now available for businesses as well as consumers. Read the case study titled, “ Ericsson”, located here, about Ericsson cloud computing.…
But would business also use cloud services? If we take Dropbox as an example, would a firm use a similar service and upload files on a foreign server, hence give away files to a different company? Even when functionality is easy, what about legal or safety concerns? The question here is a different one than for private usage. In this essay we will examine the pros and cons of the functionality of cloud computing (CC) possibilities in regards of the delivery of information system (IS) to the client by slipping into the role of a CIO on the receiving side and a sales person on the giving side respectively.…
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Identify a research paper from an academic journal on a topic of interest to you. Write a critical review of the paper. Your review should include an appropriate bibliographic citation to the work being reviewed, a statement of the theoretical framework for the study, a summary of the study’s question(s), methods and key findings, a critical evaluation of the methodology used, an appraisal of how well the conclusions are supported by the evidence, and a statement about the contribution made by this piece of work to the overall body of knowledge about the topic.…
There are many benefits to cloud computing. Businesses of all sizes have the ability to take advantage of these and often find the costs within their individual budgets. Cloud computing environments are able to run on existing infrastructures, which makes the switch to cloud computing minimal from this aspect. Costs are incurred based on the amount of computing power they actually consume. (Laudon & Laudon, 2014) In addition this type of environment enables businesses to scale their needs on an as-needed basis, which helps to keep costs within budgets. Another benefit is the ability to respond quickly due to the portability of the application. With cloud computing businesses have the flexibility in how they utilize applications; this results in better turn around on information as employees have the ability to gain access to data and applications from anywhere.…
Assignment Title: Cloud computing spells the end for the Internal IT Department of the Enterprise. Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer.…
Time to value with cloud solutions is significantly lower than with on-premise applications. A “go live” for cloud solutions takes typically 2-3 quarters, whereas on-premise solutions require 2-3 years to implement. Not only is implementation time reduced, but the IT resources required to roll-out cloud solutions are much less.…
2. I would give my suggestion base on clients’ acceptable level of computing performance, sensitivity of data and IT budget. If customer data need a high level of security, I would suggest it adopting private cloud due to its on-premise storage and high reliability. Company can gain full control over the systems without handing over confidential data to service provider site. On the other hand, if the customer data is not sensitive, I would suggest it adopting public or hybrid cloud depending on company’s acceptable level of computing performance and budget. Of course, there is tradeoff between the cost and performance. Public cloud is suitable for processing data with less availability while hybrid cloud provides high level of availability but also cost higher.…
Influence of Cloud Computing on Educational Informationization of China Rural Areas Li Jun, Liu Jing zi Computer Engineering Dept Guangxi University of Technology Liuzhou, China e-mail:lij2818@yahoo.com.cn Abstract The informationization is an important support to promote the balanced development Chinese compulsory education, however, it was restricted seriously by existing problem of lacking infrastructure, teachers deficiency, lacking information technology personnel and so on. Therefore, through analyzing the informationization of Chinese rural education, this article proposed that the development and application of cloud computing can play an important role in solving these problems.…
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