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Deliverable Length: 35 pagesXYZ Firm is diverse in its interests, with many different divisions. The chief information officer (CIO) is looking to you for assistance in lowering costs and providing new value-added services to the business. He wants to use the Widget division as a pilot for consuming cloud services. Throughout your 5-week contract with the firm, you will build a methodology that defines an approach for consuming cloud services.The first step is to socialize the business to the notion of cloud computing. There is a lot of fear of the unknown, and it is going to be up to you to help the business take the first step. The CIO wants your assistance in preparing a proposal that he will share with the executive leadership.Write a report that details the possible cost savings with adopting cloud-based solutions and the benefits of using cloud services. Research at least 2 cloud-based providers, and select 1 the following service lines as the basis of your analysis:Human ResourcesSupply ChainGeneral Office Function (such as e-mail and collaboration tools) Your analysis should also give consideration to the following topics for the 2 providers you selected in comparison to an on-premise type of deployment:Speed of deploymentCosts (when possible)Service offeringsElastic scalingVendor lock-inFinally, identify the cloud type that might be most appropriate for the service line you selected out of the following:PublicPrivateCommunityHybridYou may use the following sample as a guide for any cost analysis you wish to consider. The table represents some sample costs that a firm may incur for hosting an on-premise solution to support a business service. The table contains sample cost allocations for IT hosting an on-premise business service.Asset Expenditure One-Time Cost Annual Expenses Recurring costs (every 4 years)Hardware 20,000Software License 5,000Hardware Maintenance 4,000Software License 1,000Administrator Support 10,000Developer Support 10,000Facilities Costs 3,000Software/System Upgrades 4,000Purchase the answer to view it
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