Neville Fuller

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Part IVCIS 8000

IntroductionThis presentation is based on information regarding remote or cloud storage. Its objective is to make a compelling business case for our organization to consider the associated benefits of storing data in the cloud. The benefits gained from such a project will out-weigh the risk. It shall also serve as a platform for our organization to gain competitive advantage over our rivals.

By Neville Fuller

AgendaStep 1 - All staff are to have access to the handoutsStep 2 - Follow the powerpointStep 3 - This presentation has both visual and aural contentStep 4 - The financial details have analysis on known inputsStep 5 - The sensitivity analysis is based on three sets of variablesStep 6 - Conclusions to be drawn Step 7 - References

PurposeThe purpose of this presentation is to gain executive commitment to divest from traditional data storage methods to cloud storage.

This will benefit our organization; it will be the basis of competitive advantage over our rivals. Benefits include: Improved data storage Improved data retrieval A tool for collaboration

How the Cloud is utilised and its associated risks

How is the cloud utilized?Accessed remotely by organizationsTool for collaboration for businesses to share dataAccessed through the internetPay for what you useWhat are the risks?PrivacyChange managementSecurityRisk of being left behind to embrace technology

Experiences of other companies

What are the problems?How is the data accessed? What is scalability?Pay for what you useEncrypted data service for securityThe cloud has an ease of accessPrivacy agreement between partiesAgreed service level in place

The advantages and disadvantages of cloud storage

Advantages:Encrypted data for securityEase of access for staffPay for what you useReliable storage facilityInvisibilityDisaster management tool= Source of competitive advantage.

Disadvantages:The cloud is only as good as the internet connectionThe service provider maybe off-shore, affecting privacy and governanceData ownership is contentiousSpeed may be an issuePerceptions over security.

The scope to which our organizations should utilise Cloud services

Plan the change.Do the change (test sample).Check the results to confirm the objective has been met.Act on the results.

When proven successful it will be rolled out through the rest of the organization.

The infrastructure required for cloud storage

IT infrastructure requirements include: Hardware platformsOperating systemsEnterprise software applicationsData managementNetworking platformsInternet platformsSystem integration servicesand a cloud service provider.

Best-practice for how Cloud should be managed

Agreements should be in place for:Security and data protectionService levelsWho has access to the dataIf the provider is offshore what is the governance and regulation that controls the service provider.

Internal Rate of Return Investment can be repaid in 3 years based on the modelling in Scenario 1.

Typically the higher the IRR, the greater the conviction should be to undertake the project.

VariablesInput cost.Predicted savingsOrganizational change

EffectsProfitability of the change

ConclusionsAdvantages gained through strategic reinvention, better decision making and deeper collaboration for our staff will enable this project to be successful.

References:ISO 9001, 2008: Accessed through Emerald Insight on the 1-9-2014.Scale M. 2009: Cloud Computing and Collaboration. Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 26 Iss 9 pp. 10 13. Accessed at: Emerald insight on the 1-9-2014.Topic - Advantages and disadvantages of cloud storage. Accessed at: http://books.google.com.au/books?id=msFk8DPZ7noC&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=The+ease+of+access+to+cloud+storage&source on the 25-8-2014.Topic - Associated risks with cloud storage. Accessed at: http://www.business.qld.gov.au/business/running/technology-for-business/cloud-computing-business/cloud-computing-risks on the 23-8-2014.

Topic - Cloud security. Accessed at:File:///C:/Users/Rosemary/Documents/CIS%208000/Advantages%20and%20Disadvantages%20of%20Cloud%20Storage%20Services.htm on the 31-8-2014Topic - Cloud storage and the benefits of multi-site accessAccessed at: http://www.twinstrata.com/cloud-storage-multi-site-consolidation-part-iii-compute-anywhere/ on the 20-8-2014Topic - Is cloud storage a source of competitive advantage. Accessed at:http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240207782/Firms-using-cloud-for-competitive-advantage-double-profits-claims-IBM-study on the 21-8-2014

Topic - Tool for collaboration. Accessed at:http://www.techradar.com/au/news/internet/cloud-services/top-10-cloud-collaboration-services-for-smbs-1163224 on the 31-8-2014.Topic - Who owns the data in cloud storage? Accessed at:http://www.computerworld.com/article/2501452/data-center/when-your-data-s-in-the-cloud--is-it-still-your-data-.html on the 28-8-2014.Topic - Why use cloud computing Accessed at:http://www.cloud-lounge.org/why-use-clouds.html on the 20-8-2014.

Topic - Who owns the data in cloud storage? Accessed at:http://www.computerworld.com/article/2501452/data-center/when-your-data-s-in-the-cloud--is-it-still-your-data-.html on the 28-8-2014.

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