"Migrating to the Cloud" Please respond to the following:
Imagine that you are a CIO and you have been tasked to examine the process of moving from one host server or storage location to another. Predict two foreseen challenges of migrating an application to the cloud in a live migration and high- availability setting. Propose a preventative measure or a solution for each of these challenges.
Imagine that you are the CIO for a midsized organization in this industry. Determine, in 10 or less steps, the timeline for a live migration to the cloud in your organization. Determine the three greatest risks in this deploymen.
"Mobile Cloud Computing" Please respond to the following:
Discuss how the infrastructure of the cloud has promoted the use and ubiquity of mobile devices. Predict whether or not mobile devices will supplant laptops and desktops. Support your prediction with reasons in the context of cloud computing.
Examine the impact to an organization of bring your own devices (BYODs) with emphasis on cloud storage services such as iCloud and DropBox. Explain how these factors could influence a CIO's decision to utilize cloud storage services and / or limit BYOD to the enterprise.
"Governing the Cloud" Please respond to the following:
discuss the key governance factors that organizations must instill before, during, and after a cloud migration.
select a company that was found to have its security compromised. Provide one example where the cloud provider was or could have been found liable based on the laws and requirements that you researched.
"Evaluating the Cloud" Please respond to the following:
Imagine that you are the CIO of an organization that has 50 servers across three campuses and a distributed mobile sales workforce of 200 employees and 500 contractors. Determine the economic benefits, in financial terms, of migrating to a cloud-based solution.
With consideration of Moore's Law, predict how economic factors will position cloud computing in the next 10 years. Determine if the cloud will move to the "stars" or if the cloud will be brought back to organizations' data centers.
"Cloud-Based Solutions" Please respond to the following:
describe the cloud-based solution and evaluate the approach that this company used to build and deploy its solution. Provide a link to the company's Website or article to support your findings.
determine the design elements that the selected open source cloud-based solution utilized. Judge how well the company included the design elements.
"Cloud-Based Applications" Please respond to the following:
Imagine that you are a CIO and you are looking for solutions to optimize workforce productivity. Your CEO has reported to you that employees are searching for tools to improve their productivity. Propose an enterprise cloud-based solution that will not cost your CEO a single red cent while optimizing employee productivity.
determine if the major ERP player you selected faces obsolescence from open-source ERP providers. Please support your response.