... ITM – EEC - Matunga X-MBA-48 Cell No. 98191 99941 CLOUD COMPUTING CASE STUDY : Royal Mail Group Q.1. What was company’s information system before going for changing into new technology? ANS. IBM Lotus Notes System was the RMG’s (Royal Mail Group) information system before going for new technology. Q.2. What were the main Objectives for going Cloud Computing? What were the compelling drivers for Royal Mail in favour of transitioning services into a cloud computing Environment? ANS. RMG were using IMB Lotus Notes System which has following drawbacks Operationally. The cost of running this was “highly entrenched”. Notes infrastructure was spiralling, while operational efficiency was being compromised because employees were struggling with the out-of-date software. Hence main objectives for RMG to go for Cloud Computing was 1. Cost effectiveness 2. Reducing spiralling infrastructure 3. Increasing operational efficiency 4. And using updated software. Thus elastic and flexible nature of cloud computing, which allows for capacity growth or shrinkage, together with the virtual elimination of up-front capital expenditure, were among the compelling drivers in favour of transitioning services into a cloud ...
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...Cloud Computing and Security ITM 5600 Thomas Payne Webster University Cloud Computing and Security The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) define cloud computing this way. “Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. This cloud model promotes availability and is composed of five essential characteristics (On-demand self-service, Broad network access, Resource pooling, Rapid elasticity, Measured Service); three service models (Cloud Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS), Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)); and, four deployment models (Private cloud, Community cloud, Public cloud, Hybrid cloud). Key enabling technologies include: (1) fast wide-area networks, (2) powerful, inexpensive server computers, and (3) high-performance virtualization for commodity hardware” (National Institue of Standards and Technology, 2011). There is a lot to take in from that lengthy definition. This may explain why there is so much ambiguity and “hand wringing” surrounding cloud computing. Major companies and government alike have started to embrace cloud services and architecture. This hasn’t been an easy transition, however many higher level managers are not aware or just not informed on...
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...INFORMATION SYSTEM DOVELOPMENT ASSIGNMENT ON CLOUD COMPUTING Course Title: INFORMATION SYSTEM DOVELOPMENT . PRESENTED BY AKSHAY SINGH 00353-894512153 akshaaysingh@gmail.com TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 CLOUD COMPUTING 4 ATTRIBUTES OF CLOUD COMPUTING 5 SERVICE MODELS 6 DEPLOYMENT MODELS 8 TECHNOLOGY REVIEW 10 DRIVERS FOR CLOUD COMPUTING 12 BUSINESS EFFECT OF CLOUD COMPUTING 13 CHALLENGES 15 CONCLUSION 16 REFRENCE 17 APPENDIX 19 INTRODUCTION In recent years Cloud computing is turned out as an emerging area of interest especially for the corporate world. In recent times cloud computing going through transformation phase because of the use of storage, processing, operating systems, and software applications. Now these resources are not owned but instead they are installed on one system and then its used by no of people via virtual machines. This helps us to use our resources as a service and allocate our...
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...Hewlett-Packard Hewlett-Packard Hewlett-Packard Corporation has proven that innovation is key, and even with a few years of a steady, and sometimes drastic, decline in revenue and profit, there can be light at the end of the tunnel. HP has gone through 4 CEOs in 8 years which has caused changes in environment, culture, and the trust of stockholders and investors. However, current CEO Meg Whitman has a positive outlook. In the last year since her start with HP, she has implemented a four year restructuring plan. The restructuring plan will be discussed in detail in this paper as it is a vital part of Hewlett-Packards situation financially and in the Market. When the economy is in a recession, all industries suffer. For a company like HP, the down market mixed with the increasing rate of technological advances, it is a double hit. HP has been the leader in PC manufacturing for over 70 years and is still one of the top in the industry. The future of HP looks promising. Faith in HP has been shaken over the last 5 years but with Meg Whitman on board, her experience and knowledge will be a much needed change for the company. In this paper, the strategic innovations for a changing market will be discussed in detail with what HP has in store for its future and how the company will rise in hard times. Also discussed will be the tactics that have already been put in place by HP including new products that will, in hopes, positively change their image. Human Resource...
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...RAWSON HOMES PTY LTD. REPORT ON ICT ENVIRONMENT & ADOPTION OF CLOUD COMPUTING PRESENTED TO PETER RAWSON GENERAL MANAGER/CEO RAWSON HOMES PTY LTD. 29 September 2011 September 21, 2011 Peter Rawson Rawson Homes Pty Ltd Unit 34/11-21 Underwood Rd HOMEBUSH, NSW PH: 02 9764 6442 Dear Mr. Rawson: We are submitting to you the report, due 3rd October, that you requested. The report is entitled REPORT ON ICT ENVIRONMENT & ADOPTION OF CLOUD COMPUTING. The purpose of the report is to inform you of our analysis of your current IT infrastructure as well as the costs and benefits of a cloud computing adoption strategy. The content of this report concentrates on the structural and acoustical aspects of the CSU Performing Arts Center. This report also discusses cable-stayed technology. Sincerely, Kai Minors 1. Executive Summary 2. Part 1: Introduction i. The Organization ii. Corporate structure iii. The major business processes iv. Statement of the problem 3. Current IT Infrastructure and Challenges i. Ecosystem ii. Current usage and efficiencies 4. Cloud Computing: Costs and Benefits. i. Overview of Cloud Computing ii. Goals and success factors of an agile IT infrastructure. iii. Benefits/Costs of Cloud Computing iv. Private vs. Hybrid vs. Public Cloud 5. Cloud Adoption Strategy 6. Recommendations 7. Conclusion 8. References 9. Appendix 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...
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...Cloud computing is the use of computing resources (hardware and software) that are delivered as a service over a network (typically the Internet). The name comes from the use of a cloud-shaped symbol as an abstraction for the complex infrastructure it contains in system diagrams. Cloud computing entrusts remote services with a user's data, software and computation. There are many types of public cloud computing:[1] Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) Platform as a service (PaaS) Software as a service (SaaS) Storage as a service (STaaS) Security as a service (SECaaS) Data as a service (DaaS) Database as a service (DBaaS) Test environment as a service (TEaaS) Desktop virtualization API as a service (APIaaS) Backend as a service (BaaS) In the business model using software as a service, users are provided access to application software and databases. The cloud providers manage the infrastructure and platforms on which the applications run. SaaS is sometimes referred to as “on-demand software” and is usually priced on a pay-per-use basis. Saas providers generally price applications using a subscription fee. Proponents claim that the SaaS allows a business the potential to reduce IT operational costs by outsourcing hardware and software maintenance and support to the cloud provider. This will enable a business to reallocate IT operations to focus on other IT goals. In addition, the application is hosted centrally, so updates can be released without users having to reinstall...
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...Carbon Disclosure Project Study 2011 Cloud Computing – The IT Solution for the 21st Century Study produced for Carbon Disclosure Project by: Carbon Disclosure Project www.cdproject.net +1 212 378 2086 info@cdproject.net Cloud Computing – The IT Solution for the 21st Century Foreword Cloud Computing – The IT Solution for the 21st Century It is with great pleasure that I introduce this significant and timely study on the nascent technology of cloud computing and the important role it can play in both increasing business efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. If the 19th century was the agricultural century, and the 20th century was the century of manufacturing, then the 21st century is surely the communications century. Hundreds of millions of people are being pulled from poverty around the world – in particular in China and India. As we pass this milestone of fundamental human development we can turn to higher aspirations and goals beyond basic human needs and enrich our society through development of Information Technology. This will deliver increasing luxury in entertainment, education, information and communications. The physical goods industries lay the foundations of our modern economy; now Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and cloud computing can help enable the full flowering of human potential. A large percentage of global GDP is reliant on ICT – this is a critical issue as we strive to decouple economic growth from emissions growth...
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...Amazon Case Study Assignment Questions: 1. What is Amazon’s business? [answer this question with a bulleted list] a. World largest online retailer b. Selling products like books, digital movies/music, electronics/computers, clothes, toys, other home essentials and etc c. In-house consumer electronics d. Cloud computing services 2. What are the business needs/problem that are addressed in the case? [use a table here with column one being the need/problem and column to a bulleted description of the need problem] |Needs/Problems |Description | |To give customers a good experience and good prices in terms of |To operate Amazon’s own warehouse | |book selection |To control the transaction from start to finish | |Building Amazon’s own warehouse |Expensive to build and expensive to operate | | |Not much stock | | |The warehouse is totally computerized | | ...
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...INTRODUCTION Cloud computing has boost a large amount of interest in the IT industry. The market research and analysis firm IDC suggests that the market for cloud computing services was $16bn in 2008 and will rise to $42bn/year by 2012 (Chhabra, Verma &ump; Taneja, 2010) .The era of cloud computing introduces a new dimension for Enterprises. The academia and research worlds have developed a keen interest into challenges and issues introduced by this relatively new concept (Sriram &ump; Khajeh-Hosseini, 2009). As experienced by large or small companies while adopting cloud computing technology, the issues can be outlined as security, privacy, data migration as (Hosseini, et al., 2010 ). Adoption of cloud technology by enterprises especially those are using KBE (knowledge based engineering) systems are in risk in terms of migration their data over the cloud. Most enterprises are in a midst of creating, sharing, streaming and storing data in digital formats to allow collaboration , hence there is a need to continuously managed and protect the data to ensure its value and authenticity (Yale &ump; Chow, 2011). Enterprises now acquire increasingly more information about their products, customers and partners- whether it’s stored in a cloud environment or not and failure to protect this data can be damaging. Partners and clients anticipate their information will be constantly protected before conducting business with a company. Within lay the need for complete data governance to...
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...Introduction Accenture is a global consulting & outsourcing firm established back in 2001 (or so called 01/01/01) after it has been separated from Arthur Anderson firms. Accenture has 257,000 people working in more than 120 countries. The firms generated net revenue of USD27.9 billion in the last fiscal year which makes it the largest consulting organization. IT Philosophy at Accenture In 2001, Accenture has offices in 50 different locations around the world. So the firm’s systems has to be connected and integrated to each other in order to make the information available any time and accessible anywhere. The company has been given only one year to use Anderson’s systems and build its internal infrastructure. This is a challenge by its own in addition to other challenges like (1) the applications was legacy and obsolete which make it very difficult to integrate them and make them accessible from anywhere (2) each office implanted their own customized applications which make it complex to generate reports and reconcile it with other offices. After long discussion between the IT systems stakeholders and steering committee, below strategies have been adopted: 1. Run the IT as products and services not as cost center Previously the IT was treated as a cost center with a yearly approved fixed budget. This means each stakeholder should fight for his needs and the loudest party will win. Accenture adopted a completely different approach. Each IT output should be productized with...
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...Unit 2. Lab 1: Cloud Computing Research With Amazon, you get anywhere between 5GB and 1TB depending upon how much you’d like to pay for the privilege. Amazon passes on to you the financial benefits of Amazon’s scale. You pay a very low rate for the compute capacity you actually consume. To use Amazon EC2, you simply: * Select a pre-configured, templated Amazon Machine Image (AMI) to get up and running immediately. Or create an AMI containing your applications, libraries, data, and associated configuration settings. * Configure security and network access on your Amazon EC2 instance. * Choose which instance type(s) you want, then start, terminate, and monitor as many instances of your AMI as needed, using the web service APIs or the variety of management tools provided. * Determine whether you want to run in multiple locations, utilize static IP endpoints, or attach persistent block storage to your instances. * Pay only for the resources that you actually consume, like instance-hours or data transfer. With Google, it’s a little more complicated. There didn't used to be a single locker but now the Big G has taken care of that one with the launch of the Google Drive. You get 5GB of space plus 1GB of Picasa storage for free along with any space in your Docs and Gmail section. There's an apparent maximum storage space on the Google Drive itself up to 100GB but you can rent more space from Google if you have a Google Apps account up to a total of 16TB. On...
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...Cloud computing effects on IT helpdesk Cloud computing has had a sweeping impact on the technological infrastructure in nearly every conceivable aspect. From home computing, to huge global corporations, Clouds have become not only a benefit, but a standard in today’s world. Services such as data hosting, application access, branch caching, SaaS, security and maintenance, and more every day thanks to the relative ease with which anyone can access development resources. There is no question that cloud services are gaining momentum in many sectors. One of the interesting aspects of the uptake in cloud services is the number of small organizations that are moving to cloud services. Traditionally, IT innovations have seen early adopters in large organizations where economies of scale can help justify the initial cost of a new technology. Small organizations have typically been late adopters as they wait for the players to consolidate and technologies to become mainstream. Not so with cloud services. The fastest growing segment is small business. The most immediate implication is for small outsourcing and managed service providers. The value-add that they provide is eroded significantly when compared with cloud services. As larger organizations providing cloud-based solutions attract more small business customers, small IT shops will lose customers, margin, and traditional service opportunities. Until recently, the adoption of true IT-as-a-Service was hindered by a number...
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...I believe the one technology that could have the greatest impact on enterprise architecture in U.S. corporations by 2023 is cloud computing. As indicated on the hype cycle for emerging technologies in 2013, it currently is in the trough of disillusionment; however, I believe that cloud computing will bring about the most change to enterprise architecture by 2023. Cloud computing will have the ability to bring enterprise architecture a step forward and redefine the way businesses will support their architecture. As cloud computing evolves, as will enterprise architecture in the way that advanced concepts and practices will eventually be deemed as government requirements. By 2023, I anticipate that most, if not all, companies will be using a cloud platform where it will be used on multiple devices – this brings attention to EA as it will make it more challenging to standardized personal devices. BYOD will become a more relevant option with increased capabilities, like scalability and using software as a service through the cloud, impacting the way EA is integrated in an organization. The shift in enterprise architecture will also stem from the control needed from cloud computing. Currently, when companies move to cloud computing, they are essentially handing control over the design parameters of the enterprise. As a result, the role of the enterprise architect will become obsolete as the responsibilities were to build and maintain a stable model for the business. The...
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...stakeholders in the telecom industry also explains why the forecasts, even if not spot on, have the merit to be taken seriously by the industry. www.voicendata.com/voice-data/news/164737/indias-telecom-trends-2012 1/7 11/6/13 India's Telecom Trends for 2012 - Voice&Data New Telecom Policy 2011 The new year 2012 could not have brought a better gift for the Indian telecom industry than a new set of policy guidelines, afresh with new ideas and equipped with measures, which promises to iron out many wrinkles that have been bothering the industry for so long. The NTP 2011 Draft Policy, expected to be on the roll in January 2012, stresses on 6 hot areas: Broadband, manufacturing, spectrum, licensing, grievance redressal, and cloud computing. If drafted properly, the New Telecom Policy 2011 (NTP 2011) will shape the future of telecom in the...
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...Cloud is actually expanding the role of information technology departments, Cisco-Intel survey finds. Aug 20, 2013 McKendrick, Joe http://www.forbes.com We’ve been hearing about it for several years now: that IT departments will shrink or disperse as cloud computing takes hold in enterprises. A new survey, however, suggests that IT departments are actually expanding, and IT leaders are taking on elevated roles within businesses as a result of cloud. The survey of 4,226 IT leaders across the globe, conducted by Cisco Consulting Services, in partnership with Intel, finds that while cloud adoption within enterprises is growing, now accounting for 23 percent of IT spending, and expected to rise to 27 percent over the next three years, there is no discernible reduction in on-premises IT taking place. In fact, a majority, 57%, see the size of IT increasing in terms of full-time IT headcount. Rather than viewing IT as marginalized, 76 percent of respondents see IT as taking on a new role as a “broker,” or intermediary, of cloud services, orchestrating the planning and procurement process for lines-of-business (LOBs) across internal and external clouds while managing third-party complexity. Much of the purchasing of IT services is shifting directly to business managers, but they still need and seek the guidance of their technology leaders to make sure their investments are going to the right places. This is another company that is taking IT to a new level. Cloud, along with other...
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