Business Requirements
At first, I will recommend my company’s executive to adopt cloud computing which is a technology based on the Internet. Cloud services will allow the company to share the data easily through applications. Implementation of cloud technology in ABC Limited is essential as it helps the employees in communication and allocation of data. The technique in which the corporation performs its data analysis can have a momentous impact on the business (Furht & Escalante, 2010). Advanced data analytics is an extensive class of analysis that can be used to assist drive changes and development in businesses. I will recommend the company to imply advanced data analytics technique as it has a constructive impact on how data are interpreted by reviewers and it also helps a company in examining its performance and quality of the product.
Similarly, I will recommend the company to use data analytics technique as it is a software application that is run by a third party vendor that will reduce the load on the company’s system and database as all the data will be stored in the vendor’s data center.
It is estimated that more than 70% of companies in the USA are using cloud services to enhance their business (Erl, Puttini, & Mahmood, 2013). It is noticeable that cloud-based services are going to be ideal for the company. Another reason for recommending ABC limited to adopt cloud technology is that it is a flexible service that means that even if the requirements of the company will increase then, cloud services are capable of scaling up their cloud capacity and drawing. Similarly, if the company is required to scale down again, the cloud services can be limited. This level of dexterity can provide the company a real benefit over its competitors. According to Marinescu (2013), smaller companies have even started to use cloud-based backup and recuperation solutions to save time and to avoid huge up-front speculations (Marinescu, 2013).
The magnificence of cloud technology is that its servers are self-sufficient as they are capable of automatically updating their systems such as security and regular computing systems. The automatic updating facility will help the employees of the company in saving their time. Cloud services are cost-effective as well as it cuts out the high expenditure of hardware in the company. After implementing cloud services, ABC Limited will be able to enjoy a subscribed model that is going to be encouraging and cost-effective at the same time. The cloud computing and analytics will also help the company in increasing the collaboration of employees as it will allow the team members to share and edit documents at any time. Cloud-based services and file sharing applications help employees in making real-time updates that provide them with complete visibility of their teamwork.
Cloud services can be used to share data in the company as cloud computing is an influential latest technology with huge potential to help ABC Limited to focus on the most imperative information in the data that is supposed to be shared and about the performance of the employees and budding customers. Cloud services will help the company in finding out information within the data that detailed reports and queries cannot successfully disclose. Another benefit of using data analytics and cloud services are that employees of ABC Limited will be able to continue its work operations from wherever it wants to as most of the cloud services are offering mobile applications for smartphones and computers and they only need connection to the Internet to work.
The recent reports suggest that more than 85% of employees are supporting cloud computing as it offers a flexible working environment to them due to which they are able to enjoy the work-life balance (Barnatt, 2010). Protecting company’s data and structure is a significant component of ABC Limited’s business stability planning. Therefore, in the case when the company might experience a power breakdown or any other disaster, the cloud services guarantee that the data is protected in a safe and sound location. The employees of ABC Limited and stakeholders will cooperate with each other on credentials that mean that their documents are stored centrally, and all stakeholders are able to examine the one version of the certainty and legitimacy. Higher visibility means enhanced teamwork, which eventually means improved work and a recovered bottom line, and it is only possible through the adoption of the latest technology by the company such as cloud computing and data analytics.
The cloud computing is an implausible resource for ABC Limited because of its scalability and it is tremendously inexpensive as well. Moving to cloud technology will trim down the expenditure of maintaining and managing the IT system of ABC Limited. Cloud technology is a type of computing that depends on sharing resources of computing rather than working on local servers or private devices to control all the required applications. It means that after the adoption of cloud services, ABC Limited will not have to depend on different servers to handle the application; in fact, just one designated cloud service will be efficient enough. Cloud technology applies customary super-computing used by research facilities to carry out tens of billions of calculations per second. It proves that cloud computing will also help the financial department of the company.
There are three types of cloud computing public, private and hybrid approach. By making use of hybrid computing services, ABC Limited will be able to have control of the internally organized confidential cloud while depending on the open cloud when considered necessary. One of the most significant parts of the cloud services technique for ABC Limited is the initiation of cloud platforms as it will help the employees and stakeholders of the company to write applications that are operational on cloud that is also known as Platform as a Service (PaaS).
Cloud computing is offering ABC Limited with many benefits. It is allowing the company to establish a virtual office to provide the flexibility, efficiency, and stability in business. In that case, I will surely recommend the executives of ABC Limited to adopt cloud technology as with the increasing development of web-enabled cloud computing, the company will be able to upgrade its services that eventually will increase its importance in the marketplace.
References
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Furht, B., & Escalante, A. (2010). Handbook of Cloud Computing. New York: Springer Publishers.
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